The FDA Just Made It Easier to Gene Edit Your Food

Key points

• The FDA has introduced a new voluntary consultation process for foods derived from gene-edited plants.
• This move is expected to streamline the process for getting new gene-edited food ingredients to market.
• The primary beneficiaries are biotechnology companies and food manufacturers who develop and use these new crops.
• The next milestone is for companies to begin using this new voluntary premarket consultation process with the FDA.

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