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EU and United States diverge on gene-edited crops


 Subject
 Regulation of gene-edited organisms.
 
 
 Significance
 The European Court of Justice (ECJ) last month ruled that new processes for altering the genetic structure of organisms should be subject to existing EU legislation on genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The move calls into question whether European researchers and businesses will be able to participate in the global race to exploit the rapidly evolving technology of gene editing.
 
 
 Impacts
 Innovation in gene editing will usher in a wide range of new crops in the United States and emerging economies over the next decade.
 This will further enhance the position of GM products in global agriculture (particularly for staples such as soybean, cotton and maize).
 The EU is unlikely to apply trade restrictions upon such products.
