Enabling Trade in Gene-Edited Produce in Asia and Australasia: The Developing Regulatory Landscape and Future Perspectives
Genome- or gene-editing (abbreviated here as ‘GEd’) presents great opportunities for crop improvement. This is especially so for the countries in the Asia-Pacific region, which is home to more than half of the world’s growing population. A brief description of the science of gene-editing is provided...
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| author | Michael G. K. Jones John Fosu-Nyarko Sadia Iqbal Muhammad Adeel Rhodora Romero-Aldemita Mahaletchumy Arujanan Mieko Kasai Xun Wei Bambang Prasetya Satya Nugroho Osman Mewett Shahid Mansoor Muhammad J. A. Awan Reynante L. Ordonio S. R. Rao Abhijit Poddar Penny Hundleby Nipon Iamsupasit Kay Khoo |
| author_facet | Michael G. K. Jones John Fosu-Nyarko Sadia Iqbal Muhammad Adeel Rhodora Romero-Aldemita Mahaletchumy Arujanan Mieko Kasai Xun Wei Bambang Prasetya Satya Nugroho Osman Mewett Shahid Mansoor Muhammad J. A. Awan Reynante L. Ordonio S. R. Rao Abhijit Poddar Penny Hundleby Nipon Iamsupasit Kay Khoo |
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| description | Genome- or gene-editing (abbreviated here as ‘GEd’) presents great opportunities for crop improvement. This is especially so for the countries in the Asia-Pacific region, which is home to more than half of the world’s growing population. A brief description of the science of gene-editing is provided with examples of GEd products. For the benefits of GEd technologies to be realized, international policy and regulatory environments must be clarified, otherwise non-tariff trade barriers will result. The status of regulations that relate to GEd crop products in Asian countries and Australasia are described, together with relevant definitions and responsible regulatory bodies. The regulatory landscape is changing rapidly: in some countries, the regulations are clear, in others they are developing, and some countries have yet to develop appropriate policies. There is clearly a need for the harmonization or alignment of GEd regulations in the region: this will promote the path-to-market and enable the benefits of GEd technologies to reach the end-users. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d28c762063854ce79f1236129128c8f92023-11-23T21:29:06ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472022-09-011119253810.3390/plants11192538Enabling Trade in Gene-Edited Produce in Asia and Australasia: The Developing Regulatory Landscape and Future PerspectivesMichael G. K. Jones0John Fosu-Nyarko1Sadia Iqbal2Muhammad Adeel3Rhodora Romero-Aldemita4Mahaletchumy Arujanan5Mieko Kasai6Xun Wei7Bambang Prasetya8Satya Nugroho9Osman Mewett10Shahid Mansoor11Muhammad J. A. Awan12Reynante L. Ordonio13S. R. Rao14Abhijit Poddar15Penny Hundleby16Nipon Iamsupasit17Kay Khoo18Crop Biotechnology Research Group, Centre for Crop and Food Innovation, Food Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Perth, WA 6150, AustraliaCrop Biotechnology Research Group, Centre for Crop and Food Innovation, Food Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Perth, WA 6150, AustraliaCrop Biotechnology Research Group, Centre for Crop and Food Innovation, Food Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Perth, WA 6150, AustraliaCrop Biotechnology Research Group, Centre for Crop and Food Innovation, Food Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Perth, WA 6150, AustraliaISAAA—BioTrust Global Knowledge Center on Biotechnology, International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications (ISAAA), IRRI, Los Banos 4031, PhilippinesMalaysian Biotechnology Information Centre, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway 47500, MalaysiaJapan Plant Factory Association, 6-2-1 Kashiwanoha Kashiwa, Chiba 277-0012, JapanZhongzhi International Institute of Agricultural Biosciences, Research Center of Biology and Agriculture, Shunde Graduate School, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100024, ChinaNational Biosafety Committee of Genetically Engineered Products (KKH-PRG), Research Center for Testing Technology and Standards, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Central Jakarta 10340, IndonesiaResearch Center for Genetic Engineering, Research Organization for Life Sciences and Environment, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Central Jakarta 10340, IndonesiaAustralian Seed Federation, 20 Napier Cl, Deakin, Canberra, ACT 2600, AustraliaNational Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Faisalabad 44000, PakistanNational Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Faisalabad 44000, PakistanCrop Biotech Center, Philippine Rice Research Institute, Munoz 3119, PhilippinesSri Balaji Vidyapeeth University, Pondicherry 607402, IndiaMGM Advanced Research Institute, Pondicherry 607402, IndiaJohn Innes Centre, Norwich, Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UKBiotechnology Alliance Association, Bangkok 10900, ThailandRegulatory Affairs Manager, Seeds Asia-Pacific, BASF Australia Ltd., 12/28 Freshwater Pl, Southbank, VIC 3006, AustraliaGenome- or gene-editing (abbreviated here as ‘GEd’) presents great opportunities for crop improvement. This is especially so for the countries in the Asia-Pacific region, which is home to more than half of the world’s growing population. A brief description of the science of gene-editing is provided with examples of GEd products. For the benefits of GEd technologies to be realized, international policy and regulatory environments must be clarified, otherwise non-tariff trade barriers will result. The status of regulations that relate to GEd crop products in Asian countries and Australasia are described, together with relevant definitions and responsible regulatory bodies. The regulatory landscape is changing rapidly: in some countries, the regulations are clear, in others they are developing, and some countries have yet to develop appropriate policies. There is clearly a need for the harmonization or alignment of GEd regulations in the region: this will promote the path-to-market and enable the benefits of GEd technologies to reach the end-users.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/19/2538gene editinggenome editingCas9GEdbiosafetyAsia |
| spellingShingle | Michael G. K. Jones John Fosu-Nyarko Sadia Iqbal Muhammad Adeel Rhodora Romero-Aldemita Mahaletchumy Arujanan Mieko Kasai Xun Wei Bambang Prasetya Satya Nugroho Osman Mewett Shahid Mansoor Muhammad J. A. Awan Reynante L. Ordonio S. R. Rao Abhijit Poddar Penny Hundleby Nipon Iamsupasit Kay Khoo Enabling Trade in Gene-Edited Produce in Asia and Australasia: The Developing Regulatory Landscape and Future Perspectives Plants gene editing genome editing Cas9 GEd biosafety Asia |
| title | Enabling Trade in Gene-Edited Produce in Asia and Australasia: The Developing Regulatory Landscape and Future Perspectives |
| title_full | Enabling Trade in Gene-Edited Produce in Asia and Australasia: The Developing Regulatory Landscape and Future Perspectives |
| title_fullStr | Enabling Trade in Gene-Edited Produce in Asia and Australasia: The Developing Regulatory Landscape and Future Perspectives |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enabling Trade in Gene-Edited Produce in Asia and Australasia: The Developing Regulatory Landscape and Future Perspectives |
| title_short | Enabling Trade in Gene-Edited Produce in Asia and Australasia: The Developing Regulatory Landscape and Future Perspectives |
| title_sort | enabling trade in gene edited produce in asia and australasia the developing regulatory landscape and future perspectives |
| topic | gene editing genome editing Cas9 GEd biosafety Asia |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/19/2538 |
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