Gene editing and other innovative plant breeding techniques are transforming the field of crop biotechnology. Divergent national regulatory regimes worldwide apply to crops bred with these techniques. A plea is made for international harmonization of the premarket assessment of their safety. Such harmonization has previously been achieved for genetically modified (GM) crops.
Keywords: crop biotechnology; gene editing; genetically modified crops; international harmonization; novel plant breeding techniques; regulation; risk assessment; safety assessment.
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