The food should not be 'forced' on Scottish markets by a new UK bill, a government minister says.
However, Scotland and Wales could potentially use their powers to restrict the use of genetically edited produce.
"It states that this would not only affect products exported to the EU which contain precision-bred plant material, but also those in the same product categories which do not." That is partly political - SNP ministers opposed Brexit and want to stay closely aligned to EU rules in the hope Scotland can one day rejoin the union as an independent country.
Holyrood ministers hate how that could cut across their powers to regulate what's suitable for sale and are seeking an exemption, without saying what action they might take if they don't get one.
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