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Gene editing wars: Experts warn FSA is misleading public

By Jane Byrne

Campaigners representing UK business, farming, certification, academia, and science have lodged a complaint against the UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA), raising concerns about its public consultation process on precision bred organisms for use in animal...

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