‘[T]he current EU regulatory context on GMO’s is a major handicap for European biotechnology innovation. Since 1989, the various European directives and regulations have been an impediment.’ [said Michel Thibier]

‘Europe is far behind, definitely lagging behind. This is probably due to the consequences of anti-GMO battles that led researchers to a more or less marked censorship, more or less violent.  The destruction of field trials has discouraged scientists who have also lost funding for their research projects. The very strict testing regulations have also been a factor in the decline of research in Europe. […]’ [explained Alain Toppan]

‘While many countries around the world have waived (or eased) regulation of NGT products, the European Union is missing an historic opportunity to re-examine its agricultural biotechnology regulations. It may have made sense in the years 1990-2000, but by 2024 it is clearly obsolete, as indicated earlier, in light of the advances in scientific knowledge over the past twenty years or so.  It is high time to move beyond baseless anxiety-provoking rhetoric.’ [said Catherine Regnault Roger]

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