Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) intends to declare a wide range of gene-edited foods substantially equivalent to conventional foods. They’re holding a consultation, and their concerns revolve around whether the new definitions are sufficiently clear.
FSANZ are describing it as a ‘paradigm shift away from the process-based understanding and regulation of gene technology used in food production to an outcomes-based approach’.
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