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United Kingdom: UK government publishes Precision Breeding secondary legislation

Two years after the primary Precision Breeding legislation was passed, the UK government has published the secondary legislation needed to implement it.
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Japan: Japan Gives Green Light to Genome Edited Potato

In October 2024, the Government of Japan (GOJ) added a genome edited potato to the list of genome edited products not subject to regulations for genetically engineered food and feed.
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Kenya: Kenya's Court of Appeal Issued an Injunction on Genetically Engineered Products

On Friday, March 7, 2025, Kenya’s Court of Appeal put a hold on the trade and cultivation of genetically engineered (GE) products until an appeal filed by the Kenya Peasants League is fully heard.
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Mexico: Mexico Enacts Constitutional Amendment on the Protection of Native Corn

On March 17, 2025, Mexico adopted a constitutional amendment banning domestic cultivation of “genetically modified” corn
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Ethiopia: Ethiopia Becomes the Latest African Country to Approve Biotech Corn for Commercial Production

In February 2025, Ethiopia’s National Variety Release Committee (NVRC) approved the commercial release of three TELA maize hybrid varieties.
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Turkiye: Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Approves Aspergillus oryzae for Production of Two More Enzymes

On March 1, 2025, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MinAF) published two Biosafety Decisions on the production of two more enzymes using Aspergillus oryzae improved by modern biotechnological methods.