The webinar session, held on November 4th and organized together with the from ENGA[1], the European Non-GMO Industry Association, and ARGE Gentechnik-frei[2], provided an update on the EU Commission’s study on new genomic techniques.
Emese van Maanen, Managing Director of ProTerra Foundation, gave a brief introduction on ProTerra Foundation, its Standard and introduced ENGA, a Brussels based international industry association that represents the interests of the European Non-GMO business sector, being the voice of the non-GMO food and feed sector at the EU level.
The next speaker, Florian Faber (Managing Director at ARGE Gentechnik-frei) explained the dynamics of the non-GMO market and its consumer value. He covered the following points in his presentation:
- ARGE Gentechnik-frei: the Austrian multi-stakeholder platform for non-GMO food and feed products;
- The history of the non-GMO market in Europe;
- Current market developments; and
- Key challenges for the industry.
Florian was followed by Heike Moldenhauer (Secretary General of ENGA), who provided us details on the EU developments, such as:
- Current status of new GMOs and the EU Commission’s plan to deregulate them;
- Political process and timetable;
- Impacts of a deregulation on the future of non-GMO production.
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