Position Statement of the ZKBS on the European Commission's proposal for a regulation on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed, and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/625 Initial situation Proposal of the European Commission Position…
Synthetic Biology Synthetic Biology is a dynamic field of research with an application-related focus to which contributions are made from disciplines that have a biological, technical and information processing emphasis. The main research fields and goals of…
DIYbio - Do it yourself-Biology DIYbio Kits Available on the Internet - Genetic Engineering for Home Use? Which statutory regulations have to be observed in do-it-yourself biology? Does genetic engineering work of DIY biologists endanger public safety? DIYbio Kits…
On the Identifiability of Genome Editing in plants - Commentary of the ZKBS on Y. Bertheau (2019) Conlusion In spring 2019 the article „New Breeding Techniques: Detection and Identification of the Techniques and Derived Products” by Yves Bertheau was published in the…
Publication cannot fulfil promise of identifying genome-edited plants Conclusion In their article of 7 September 2020, Chhalliyil and colleagues [1] present a method in the journal Foods that is supposed to allow the identification of genome-edited crops. The authors…
Links to relevant institutions On the website of the Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety ( BVL ) you will find further information on the BVL databases and other websites on the subject of genetic engineering . Institutions Federal Ministry of…
Do you have any questions or comments? Then please use our contact form to send us a message. Adress and Contact Secretariat to the Central Committee on Biological Safety (ZKBS) at the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) Gerichtstraße 49 •…
BVL Newsletters Subscribe to topic-related newsletters. Stay up to date – with our newsletters! Subscribe to topic-related newsletters and be the first to receive the latest information! You may unsubscribe from the newsletter(s) at any time. Just click “Unsubscribe“…
Genome Editing - Impact of European Court of Justice (ECJ) Judgment on Plant Breeding Update Click here for the December 2018 feature topic New Genetic Engineering Law Adopted On June 17, 2026, the European Parliament—the last institution of the European Union to do…
