Gene edited crops to be given the go ahead by Government

growstuff

I know that's true of GM crops Scones, but I don't know enough about gene editing to know if that's true in this case. Does anybody on here know?

I was wondering about that, too, growstuff. GM was heavily publicised and vehemently opposed but GE seems to have slipped under the radar.

I'm also wondering if this so called 'brexit benefit' is one in reality. Are GE foods also banned in the EU or is the government just relying on people not knowing the difference between GM and GE?

I read about this ages ago but so much has gone on since then I'd need to read it all again to be fair.

I am wary of the speed of these interventions Scones .

I know that's true of GM crops Scones, but I don't know enough about gene editing to know if that's true in this case. Does anybody on here know?

My concern is that almost all GE crops are bred to rely on herbicides or insecticides by the same big companies who produce herbicides and insecticides.

Most pesticides and GE crops have been developed and patented by industrial agriculture for the benefit of its shareholders, and are not designed to benefit people or the planet.

What do you fear about gene editing ayse?

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26930114/

There was a consultation on this ayse.
It was long and detailed.

I'd rather look at the research papers than the advertising from DEFRA, personally.

At last, one good thing to come out of Brexit!

If anything, Gene Editing is more precise than conventional plant breeding. royalsociety.org/topics-policy/projects/gm-plants/how-does-gm-differ-from-conventional-plant-breeding/

Surely these new methods should be just as rigorously tested as more traditional methods not just put into production? Any longer term consequences cannot be known.

Lincslass, about the link.
The DEFRA paper is not a discussion document but a sales document. Just because Australia and Japan are already doing it should not give our government the green light. I’d like to see far more debate in published documents. Maybe they think we are beyond understanding anything but the simplest explanation.
Do you have further links?

Sorry NotSpaghetti - will go back to bed ?

There is plenty to read from DEFRA on gene edited crops. 60 varieties already in circulation under strict guidelines. We need to be more open to being able to have food that can survive climate change, especially in those countries that will suffer, and are suffering , food shortages.
consult.defra.gov.uk/agri-food-chain-directorate/the-regulation-of-genetic-technologies/supporting_documents/Gene%20Editing%20Explainer.pdf

dragonfly46

My DH who worked in the food industry for years is in favour of GM foods. He says it is the only way we will feed the world and he doesn’t think they are harmful.

This is about GE I think you'll find, not GM.

GM and GE are different..
We currently are using EU rules but have decided to move away from them with this step.

As I understand it, GM is cross-species, GE is not.
The idea is we can make pigs less prone to certain viruses for example. This is on the surface a good thing but does it mean we can keep them in closer/worse even less "animal friendly" conditions?

My DH who worked in the food industry for years is in favour of GM foods. He says it is the only way we will feed the world and he doesn’t think they are harmful.

I thought many crops were already GM. I agree, it is worrying.