izentrop wrote: one can wonder about the sudden resumption of this controversy, however largely outdated since
the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union of July 25, 2018. By specifying that all techniques of mutagenesis - and therefore also of cell fusion or polyploid induction - produce GMOs, some having the obligation to be regulated by Directive 2001/18 and others being exempt, -,
the Court confirmed that many varieties cultivated in organic agriculture for years are indeed GMOs. A subject that supporters of organic agriculture fiercely try to hide from the general public https://www.agriculture-environnement.f ... -ble-renan
More generally, one can also wonder about qualifying new varieties resulting from genetic engineering as GMOs, and only these. In reality, any new variety known as natural, or new variety known as GMO, is new because it has a new genome.
That is, any new variety is a Genetically Modified Organism. By definition :
Variety: Set of plants clearly identified by common morphological, physiological and genetic characters that distinguish them from other plants of the same species. (SPECIES AND VARIETY, WHAT DIFFERENCES? - GNIS - National Interprofessional Group of Seeds and Plants)
However, there are differences:
The new so-called natural varieties are obtained by crossing; the crossing matters in the variety of interest of the new, desired genes, but also an unknown number of unknown genes, with unknown properties. Seed companies thus offer hundreds of new so-called natural and doubtful varieties each year. There have been accidents.
The new varieties known as GMOs are obtained by precise methods allowing to add a known gene, with known effects, this one only. There was no accident.
The new varieties known as GMOs are less modified, better known, than the new varieties known as natural.
They are also better controlled.
New so-called natural and GMO varieties: what are the differences?