date:May 25, 2022
Food Standards Agency published a consumer perceptions report on gene-edited foods. The study found low participant awareness of gene editing and its difference to GM food.
Push from the top
The UK has been investigating how to relax rules on gene editing since the initiation of Brexit.
In January 2021, the UKs Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) began consultation on gene editing. The consultation focused on stopping gene editing from being regulated in the same way