date:May 25, 2022
Gene-edited crops, such as tomatoes rich in vitamin D3, may soon be on English supermarket shelves following a bill that will be introduced tomorrow. Departure from the EU has allowed England to explore gene-editing technology, which is currently banned in Europe.
The Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) bill is designed to enable food producers to use genetic technologies to speed up traditional crop breeding that would otherwise take years or decades.
Advocates say gene-editing could fas