Published on October 2, 2024 at 10:40. / Modified on October 2, 2024 at 10:41.
Federal Councilor Albert Rösti (UDC) wants to separately regulate agricultural products obtained using the Crispr-Cas9 genetic scissors, outside of the current law on genetic engineering, several German-speaking newspapers revealed on Wednesday, including the Daily Gazette. A special bill, dedicated specifically to regulating this genome editing technique, should be presented by the end of the year. The government motivates this choice by the fact that a similar text is in preparation within the European Union.
For their part, opponents of genetically modified organisms (GMO) fear that a separate text will open a breach, which will allow products resulting from the use of Crispr-Cas9 (read below) to spread little by little. small, uncontrolled.
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