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