Gene-Editing and Pesticide Reduction
How can gene editing be used to reduce the use of pesticides or increase the yield? New ideas and new approaches make it possible.
14th Rapid Methods Europe
Meet the FOCOS team at the 14th edition of the Rapid Methods Europe Conference! Bert Popping will chair two sessions: Scientific session: Food and feed integrity Final plenary session: Rapid analysis and diagnostics, what further? RME2022 is the 14th conference in the Rapid Methods Europe series dedicated to innovations and breakthroughs in rapid analysis & [...]
Will the Newly-Formed SFPA Help Improve Consumers’ Perception of the Food Industry?
2017 numerous major food manufacturer decided to leave the Grocery Manufacturing Association (GMA) and some also ILSI North America. What followed was the formation of the Sustainable Food Policy Alliance (SFPA) by Mars, Danone, Unilever and Nestlé. It offers a fresh start. But will it solve all issues? Who will win when GMA and SFPA argue for opposite developments?
Food and Feed Produced Using CRISPR/Cas9 Require Safety Assessment and Labeling in Europe
The European court of law ruled that genome editing technologies like CRISPR-Cas9 and TALEN are to be considered genetic modifications and therefore regulated under the European GMO Directive 2001/18/EC. It means that food or feed produced by genome editing technologies will need to be clearly labeled and will have to undergo a food/feed and environmental safety assessment. It also means that strict regulations apply for production, transport and traceability.
ISAAA Releases New GMO Report
The latest ISAAA report shows that the acreage of GM crops is continuously increasing. Will the demand keep increasing amidst the current GMO-free trend in the USA? How will crops of modern biotechnology contribute to food security in regions where climate is changing, the population is growing rapidly and the droughts and consequently poor harvests?
GMO Labeling Proposed by USDA – Do We Really Need That?
USDA proposed rule for the labeling of foods containing bioengineered ingredients.
