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On April 8, 2025, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) National Crop Variety Registration Committee (CNCVRC) published a third variety registration list for genetically modified (GM) corn and soybeans.

The Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) of the Government of Japan (GOJ) convened a meeting of the “Food Sanitation Standards Council, Newly Developed Food Investigation Committee” on February 21, 2025, to discuss the establishment of food safety standards for cell cultured foods.

The Government of Tanzania uses a conservative, precautionary approach to manage genetically engineered (GE) products in the country.

Angola currently does not allow the use of agricultural biotechnology in production, and imports containing genetically engineered (GE) components are limited to food aid.

Submission of the application for environmental release of Ghana’s first genetically engineered (GE) product, Bt cowpea, to the National Biosafety Authority (NBA) for approval is still pending...

Transgenic seed varieties have been grown in Costa Rica since 1992. All of the seeds are exported to the United States.

On October 23, 2020, the EU Ministers for Environment adopted the Council Conclusions on the Biodiversity Strategy.

Tunisia drafted a national biosafety framework in 2014 but has continued to postpone its adoption and implementation.

After over ten years, Serbia still has not implemented changes to its Law on Genetically Engineered Organisms (GEOs) which was adopted in 2009.

South Africa has a robust and experienced regulatory system for genetically engineered (GE) products, which started with the publication of its “GMO” act in 1997.

Although Burma (also called Myanmar) does not yet have a comprehensive biosafety legislation, the final version of the National Biosafety Framework is completed and pending approval...

Hong Kong did not have any policy changes on regulating genetically engineered (GE) products in the past year.