UNITED KINGDOM/UNITED STATES: GE Products post-Brexit

摘要

In his inaugural speech as UK Prime Minister in July 2019, Boris Johnson said "let's liberate the UK's extraordinary bioscience sector from anti-genetic modification rules." Also, "let's develop the blight-resistant crops that will feed the world." There is a growing sense that the UK needs a considerable degree of freedom in any terms that it negotiates with the European Union (EU). However, under any scenario, the UK's departure from the EU (Brexit) will not change policy or trade in genetically engineered plants or animals in the short to medium term. The EU is the UK's largest trading partner and the UK will retain much EU food law for many years to come.