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Abstract：
Plants edited with new genomic techniques (NGTs) currently fall under the Genetically Modified Organisms Directive (2001/18/EC) in the European Union. In the proposal of the European Commission, NGT plants are partially exempted from the regulations of this directive. The proposal makes a distinction between two categories of NGT plants: NGT-1 and NGT-2. NGT-1 category plants are considered equal to plants obtained through conventional breeding methods. These plants will not be labelled for the consumer, although they will be labelled as seeds. NGT-2 category plants may be labelled with additional information as a positive incentive. Labelling of seeds of varieties made with gene editing, but not the products, would mean that most steps in the production chain are transparent, but not the last step towards consumers. The \"right to know\" and increasing knowledge of gene-edited food is a common theme in food labelling towards consumers. Here, we describe current labelling regimes and registers and how these may be applied to provide transparency on gene-edited products to consumers. Furthermore, we also look into consumer studies, which indicate a greater acceptance of gene-edited food among consumers, especially when additional benefits such as sustainability are mentioned.
摘要：
用新基因组技术(NGT)编辑的植物目前属于欧盟的遗传修饰生物体指令(2001/18/EC)。根据欧盟委员会的建议，NGT工厂部分免除本指令的规定。该提案区分了两类NGT植物:NGT-1和NGT-2。NGT-1类植物被认为等于通过常规育种方法获得的植物。这些植物不会为消费者贴上标签，尽管它们将被标记为种子。NGT-2类植物可以标记有附加信息作为积极的激励。标记用基因编辑制作的品种的种子，但不是产品，意味着生产链中的大多数步骤都是透明的，但不是向消费者迈出的最后一步。基因编辑食品的“知情权”和不断增加的知识是食品标签对消费者的共同主题。这里,我们描述了当前的标签制度和登记册，以及如何应用这些制度和登记册来向消费者提供基因编辑产品的透明度。此外，我们还研究了消费者研究，这表明消费者对基因编辑食品的接受度更高，特别是当提到可持续性等额外好处时。
