26 Jul 2018 --- A new generation of food genetic engineering techniques should be subject to EU safety checks and consumer labeling, the European Court of Justice has ruled. The EU's top court has debated whether new genetically modified (GM) seeds and foods – so-called “GMO 2.0” – should be subject to safety checks under EU law. The landmark ruling confirms that the new techniques to modify the genetic material in plant or animal cells must undergo the same safety checks for their impacts on the environment and human health as existing genetically modified foods (GMOs).
