Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada has given its stamp of approval to pigs gene edited to resist porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS).
Gene edited, PRRS resistant pig approved in Canada
GMO food labelling review opens questions on gene editing
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada is wrestling with how gene-editing should translate to voluntary genetically modified food labels, or whether it even should
Selling GMO tomato seeds to Canadian gardeners ‘reckless’ say advocates
Reading Time: 2 minutes Selling genetically-modified purple tomato seeds to home gardeners could raise the risk of contamination of organic vegetable varieties and hamper farmers’ ability to save their own seed, say a group of advocates.
California researchers create nitrogen-fixing wheat
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. crop breeders have created a wheat variety capable of creating its own nitrogen fertilizer.
Feds pause update on food from cloned livestock
Reading Time: 2 minutes Health Canada has indefinitely suspended a proposed update to the novel food policy governing foods derived from cloned cattle and swine, as well as their progeny.
Quebec pork company calls for transparency around gene-edited pigs
Reading Time: 2 minutes Quebec-based pork company duBreton is calling for transparency around meats from gene-edited pigs on concerns that a lack of mandatory labelling will confuse consumers, and dilute certification claims. The organic sector is also calling for labelling rules.
World’s first gene-edited horses are shaking up the genteel sport of polo
Argentine polo authorities balk at arrival of gene-edited horses
Reading Time: 5 minutes Kheiron Biotech, an Argentine company, has bred gene-edited polo ponies and says gene-editing has the potential to revolutionize horse breeding.
Gene edited pig gets green light in America
Reading Time: 2 minutes Pork made from gene-edited pigs could soon be on supermarket shelves in Canada.
China to develop gene-editing tools, new crop varieties in biotech initiative
Reading Time: < 1 minute China issued guidelines on Friday to promote biotech cultivation, focusing on gene-editing tools and developing new wheat, corn, and soybean varieties, as part of efforts to ensure food security and boost agriculture technology.
New Zealand to loosen gene editing regulation, make commercialization easier
Reading Time: < 1 minute The New Zealand government said on Tuesday that it would introduce new legislation to make it easier for companies and researchers to develop and commercialize products using gene technologies such as gene editing.
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