Nobelists Want Lighter Regulation of GM Foods
December 12, 2018
Two new Nobel laureates in chemistry say fears about genetically modified (GM) foods are overblown, adding that current regulations are preventing society from fully benefiting from the technology and should be “loosened up.” In Issues, two experts in the field, including the founding director of the Office of Biotechnology at the US Food and Drug Administration, have also made this case, arguing that many GM plants and animals “are subject to discriminatory, excessive, burdensome, and costly regulation” and that effective, science-based, and easier-to-apply regulatory alternatives are available.