July 2023
Meat, cheese, cocoa and seafood: improving the framework conditions for sustainable, biotechnologically produced alternatives
Beginning of July the Netherlands became the first EU country to allow tastings of biotechnologically cultivated meat and seafood. This is a major step towards realising the potential of these novel foods, as biotechnology can be used to produce delicious alternatives to traditional foods.
Biotechnology industry association welcomes proposal for amendment of EU genetic engineering law
The long-awaited draft amendment to EU genetic engineering law was officially presented by the EU Commission on July 5. The biotechnology industry association BIO Deutschland welcomes the current proposal.