Zeitschrift für Pflanzengenetik und Züchtung

Abstrakt

Innovative solutions for the regulation of gm crops in times of gene editing

Klaus Ammann

The analysis of the structure of the regulatory discourse needs a look behind the curtain about reasons for the dissent, and we need to acknowledge the ‘Genomic Misconception’: Transfer of transgenes similar to natural mutation. The conclusion is to have a critical look at the present-day regulation and shift to a professional discursive structure of the regulatory rules. The unfortunate decision of the European Court to include all Gene Editing products hinders progress but encourages also aiming at a basic restructuring of the present-day regulation laws instead of only minor corrections. One of the important discursive elements is to include the cultural responsibilities of modern agriculture in its broadest aspects.