Abbreviations
In this guide
In this guide
Acronym |
Definition |
ACNFP |
Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes |
ACNFP-PGT |
ACNFP Products of Genetic Technologies Subcommittee |
ACRE |
Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment |
CRISPR/Cas9 |
Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats and CRISPR-associated protein 9 |
Defra |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
DHSC |
Department of Health and Social Care |
FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
FSA |
Food Standards Agency |
GFL |
General Food Law |
GMO |
Genetically Modified Organism |
NAMs |
New Approach Methods |
NF |
Novel Foods |
PB |
Precision Breeding |
PBO |
Precision Bred Organism |
PGT |
Products of Genetic Technologies |
SoS |
Secretary of State |
TALEN |
Transcription Activator-Like Effector Nuclease |
TB |
Traditional Breeding |
TBO |
Traditionally Bred Organism |
UK |
United Kingdom |
WHO |
World Health Organisation |