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New breeding techniques and their impact on GMO regulations

Posted by SGS Digicomply Editorial Team on August 9, 2018

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) made a landmark decision in the field of GMOs stating that new breeding techniques (NBTs) fall under the scope, and obligations, of the GMO directive in the EU. In the EU, the legal framework for GMOs ...

New EU rules to reduce use of single-use plastics predominantly cover food applications

Posted by SGS Digicomply Editorial Team on June 27, 2018

'With the amount of harmful plastic litter in oceans and seas growing ever greater, the European Commission is proposing new EU-wide rules to target the 10 single-use plastic products most often found on Europe's beaches and seas…' [1]. ...