Enabling Trade in Gene-Edited Produce in Asia and Australasia: The Developing Regulatory Landscape and Future Perspectives

Genome- or gene-editing (abbreviated here as ‘GEd’) presents great opportunities for crop improvement. This is especially so for the countries in the Asia-Pacific region, which is home to more than half of the world’s growing population. A brief description of the science of gene-editing is provided...

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Published inPlants (Basel) Vol. 11; no. 19; p. 2538
Main Authors Jones, Michael G. K, Fosu-Nyarko, John, Iqbal, Sadia, Adeel, Muhammad, Romero-Aldemita, Rhodora, Arujanan, Mahaletchumy, Kasai, Mieko, Xun Wei, Prasetya, Bambang, Nugroho, Satya, Mewett, Osman, Mansoor, Shahid, Awan, Muhammad J. A, Ordonio, Reynante L, Rao, S. R, Poddar, Abhijit, Hundleby, Penny, Iamsupasit, Nipon, Khoo, Kay
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 27.09.2022
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Subjects
Asia
biosafety
Cas9
CRISPR
Crop improvement
Crops
DNA methylation
Editing
GEd
gene editing
Genes
Genetic modification
Genetically altered foods
Genetically modified plants
Genome editing
Genomes
International policy
Laws, regulations and rules
Molecular biology
Mutagenesis
Mutation
Plant genetic engineering
Regulations
Review
Science
Tariffs
Technology
Australia
Asia
Australasia
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Summary:Genome- or gene-editing (abbreviated here as ‘GEd’) presents great opportunities for crop improvement. This is especially so for the countries in the Asia-Pacific region, which is home to more than half of the world’s growing population. A brief description of the science of gene-editing is provided with examples of GEd products. For the benefits of GEd technologies to be realized, international policy and regulatory environments must be clarified, otherwise non-tariff trade barriers will result. The status of regulations that relate to GEd crop products in Asian countries and Australasia are described, together with relevant definitions and responsible regulatory bodies. The regulatory landscape is changing rapidly: in some countries, the regulations are clear, in others they are developing, and some countries have yet to develop appropriate policies. There is clearly a need for the harmonization or alignment of GEd regulations in the region: this will promote the path-to-market and enable the benefits of GEd technologies to reach the end-users.
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ISSN:2223-7747
2223-7747
DOI:10.3390/plants11192538