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European law currently requires food packaging to be labelled GM if more than 0.9% of any one ingredient is genetically modified.<\/p>\n

But Rothamsted\u2019s Professor Johnathan Napier, who has pioneered the GM production of Omega-3 fish oils by camelina plants, said the nature of the changes brought about by the technology would make it almost impossible to identify food imports into the EU that had been gene edited.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe mutations created by gene editing can be identical to those created by classical plant breeding techniques or even natural variation. I cannot think of a way after the fact that you could distinguish which method had been used,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis conundrum is one that will need to be urgently addressed by the EU\u2019s regulatory agencies, not least if other countries and trading partners start the commercial cultivation of gene edited food crops that are then imported into Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n

Unlike GM, where genes from another organism are inserted into the genome, gene editing (GE) does not involve the incorporation of genetic material from other species.<\/p>\n

Despite this, in July the European Court of Justice ruled gene edited organisms should be treated in the same way as GMOs.<\/p>\n

According to Professor Napier, the EU ruling not only goes against the available scientific evidence, but it will ultimately hinder UN set targets for tackling poverty.<\/p>\n

\u201cLimiting the feasibility of GE field trials by expanding the complexity of the regulatory process and the associated financial burden of dedicated experimental sites will certainly hinder research and limit the contribution EU research can make to meet the challenge of the UN\u2019s Sustainable Development Goals.<\/p>\n

\u201cSadly, there is a general perception amongst European researchers that carrying out GM field trials is a burden that is best avoided. But at Rothamsted we understand the importance of field trials and strongly advocate for continued access to them as they are an essential component in the demonstration of efficacy for any new crop trait. \u201c<\/p>\n

Professor Napier\u2019s\u00a0comments appear in the latest issue of the journal\u00a0eLife<\/em><\/a>, where he recounts his experience of running Europe\u2019s first \u2013 and possibly last \u2013 GE field trial.<\/span><\/p>\n

The trial aimed to investigate the performance in the field of camelina plants whose genome had been edited to produce greater quantities of the monounsaturated fat, oleic acid, a chemical it naturally produces within its seeds.<\/p>\n

Oleic acid demand is rising in Europe in response to calls to make processed foods healthier.<\/p>\n

When Professor Napier, and his French colleague Professor Jean-Denis Faure (INRA-Versailles) started the trial in early June, the plants were not subject to GMO regulations – but this quickly changed with a subsequent ruling by the European Court of Justice.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn 25 July 2018, in fact just as the plants had finished flowering, the Court pronounced that new gene-editing technologies should fall under the 2001 GMO directive. So, despite being planted as GE, the plants had to be harvested and handled as if they were GM.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite this experience, Professor Napier says its vital funding agencies carry on supporting such activities, and academic institutions should not shrink from carrying them out.<\/p>\n

Otherwise, he says, innovation in European plant science will be \u201csignificantly impaired\u201d.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cWe strongly urge the scientific community to continue to make the case in Europe for access to research field trials for the evaluation of GE and GM crops.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must continue to advance our understanding of plant sciences and crop biology. Field trials, GE or GM, are a vital part of that process.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Source<\/strong>:\u00a0Rothamsted Research<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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