Peterson Institute for International Economics: Europe's New Biotech Rules Could Buttress Global Food Security
January 07, 2026
January 07, 2026
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The Peterson Institute for International Economics issued the following commentary on Jan. 6, 2026:
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Europe's new biotech rules could buttress global food security
By Cullen S. Hendrix (PIIE)
The European Union recently agreed to ease restrictions on new genomic techniques (NGTs) for food, in the most significant change to Europe's stringent regulatory approach to crop biotechnology in two decades. Following . . .
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Europe's new biotech rules could buttress global food security
By Cullen S. Hendrix (PIIE)
The European Union recently agreed to ease restrictions on new genomic techniques (NGTs) for food, in the most significant change to Europe's stringent regulatory approach to crop biotechnology in two decades. Following . . .