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The study is a first step by the 27-nation EU to assess the latest technologies in crop production, and the European Commission said it found that “the current 2001 GMO legislation is not for purpose” to address many issues in the future.GMOs have divided the EU for a generation, pitting those claiming that new sorts of “Frankenfood” would irreversibly damage health and nature against those who said that revolutionary techniques were the only way to feed an ever-growing global population.
Based on the new evidence, EU food safety chief Stella Kyriakides said that “New Genomic Techniques can promote the sustainability of agricultural production". Still, just suggesting that the current legislation should be revamped had environmental nongovernmental organisations up in arms.