The organizationss said it was an unexpected turn that Tisza MEPs in the European Parliament EP voted to approve the EU regulation on plants produced with new gene manipulation techniques.

They said the regulation exempts a significant proportion of plants produced using new gene manipulation techniques from essential elements of the current EU GMO regulation regime.

The legislation on new gene manipulation techniques was adopted by the EP on Wednesday. Under the new rules, plants will no longer be classified according to the way they were produced, but rather according to their genetic characteristics after modification.