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EU seeks to relax gene-edited crop restrictions

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The European Commission proposed revising its rules on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) on Wednesday to loosen some restrictions for plants resulting from newer gene-editing technology.

The EU executive said the move would give farmers more resilient crops and reduce the use of chemical pesticides and offer consumers food with higher nutritional value.

Bayer, the world’s second-largest seeds and pesticides maker, described the proposal as "ground-breaking".

 

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