The Britain 's The European Court of Justice (Defra) has approved the first European trial of growing gene-edited ( GE ) Camelina oilseed crops. The trials skirt restrictions on genetically modified crops because they contain no foreign DNA. The trial is the first of a 3 -phase project aimed at combining the GE crop with a genetically modified version to produce a Camelina containing "supercharged" amounts of Omega 3 oils. Critics accuse Defra of "handing out a free pass" to experimental crops. The UK trial of the GE Camelina oilseed plants is being done in collaboration with a French team because the French government has barred release of genetically-altered plants in the environment for research. GE is to rule soon on whether GE plants can be regarded legally the same as traditional crops.
The Britain 's The European Court of Justice (Defra) has approved the first European trial of growing gene-edited ( GE ) Camelina oilseed crops. The trials skirt restrictions on genetically modified crops because they contain no foreign DNA. The trial is the first of a 3 -phase project aimed at combining the GE crop with a genetically modified version to produce a Camelina containing "supercharged" amounts of Omega 3 oils. Critics accuse Defra of "handing out a free pass" to experimental crops. GE is to rule soon on whether GE plants can be regarded legally the same as traditional crops.