Genetic engineering, plants and food explained clearly
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339 E numbers explained
Clearly explained, properly sourced
What is in our food?
Many packages list E numbers and technical terms. With our tool you paste the ingredient list and immediately see which additives it contains and what they are used for.
For every substance we show whether it is vegan, whether the law requires a statement on the label and whether a link to genetic engineering is possible. It is based on the official EU list.
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What we cover
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Open now E numbers and additives
Every additive authorised in the EU, explained, with a label check.
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Open now Label and ingredient check
Paste the text from the packaging and understand what "ohne Gentechnik", "GMO-free" and similar claims mean.
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Coming soon Cultivation and authorisation
How genetically modified plants are authorised in the EU and in Germany.
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Coming soon Tissue culture and in vitro
How plants are propagated in the lab from just a few cells.
Photo: Syed Sajidul Islam, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons - Coming soon
CRISPR and new breeding techniques
What genome editing in plants is and how it is classified under EU law.
Photo: Daderot, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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