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Food & Ag Daily Digest News from Around the Web Okay, but not nearly enough: EU’s loosened restrictions on CRISPR and other gene-edited crops help, but it’s still a wasteful long-haul for approvals Augustus Bambridge-Sutton | Food Navigator https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2025/12/19/okay-but-not-nearly-enough-eus-loosened-restrictions-on-crispr-and-other-gene-edited-crops-help-but-its-still-a-wasteful-long-haul-for-approvals/ Discovery of growth ‘switch’ in cold-hardy plants could unlock pathways to develop more cold-resilient crops Insha Naureen | Food Ingredients 1st https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2025/12/19/discovery-of-growth-switch-in-cold-hardy-plants-could-unlock-pathways-to-develop-more-cold-resilient-crops/ CRISPR chicken: Could gene editing be the key to cheaper poultry? BioSpace https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2025/12/19/crispr-chicken-could-gene-editing-be-the-key-to-cheaper-poultry/ Europe’s veggie burger wars: Farmer backlash against plant-based labeling restrictions stall RTE https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2025/12/18/europes-veggie-burger-wars-farmer-backlash-against-plant-based-labeling-restrictions-stall/ Corporate control, ecological challenges and food safety: Challenges await expansion of the gene-editing crop revolution Bioengineer https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2025/12/18/corporate-control-ecological-challenges-and-food-safety-challenges-await-expansion-of-the-gene-editing-crop-revolution/