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Department of State Washington File: Fact Sheet: WHO Answers Questions About Biotechnology Foods
The public concerns about GM food and GMOs in general have had a significant impact on the marketing of GM products in the European Union (EU). In fact, they have resulted in the so-called moratorium on approval of GM products to be placed on the market. Marketing of GM food and GMOs in general are the subject of extensive legislation. Community legislation has been in place since the early 1990s. The procedure for approval of the release of GMOs into the environment is rather complex and basically requires agreement between the Member States and the European Commission. Between 1991 and 1998, the marketing of 18 GMOs was authorized in the EU by a Commission decision. ... [Read More]
Language and Life Sciences -- Biotechnology and Crop Engineering Appendices
Appendix G: Answer Key for Activity 3 ( Printer-Friendly Format) Country and Population Circumstances Attitude toward Genetic Engineering of Crops ... [Read More]
Language and Life Sciences -- Biotechnology and Crop Engineering Appendices
Appendix F: Handout 1 for Activity 3 ( Printer-Friendly Format) Country and Population Circumstances Attitude toward [Read More]
Language and Life Sciences
Country and Population Circumstances Attitude toward Genetic Engineering of Crops Canada population 31,147,000 [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Fact Sheet: USAID Fact Sheet on Global Use of Biotechnology
Countries growing GM crops in 2003 ... [Read More]
International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State, Economic Perspectives, October 1999 -- Biotechnology: Food Security and Safety -- Timothy Galvin, "Biotechnology: Reshaping Global Agricultural Markets"
GALVIN: Our position is that voluntary labeling is appropriate. With respect to mandatory labeling, some of the countries that currently support it are also struggling with the operational details of just how to implement it. The best example, of course, is the European Union (EU), where they announced their mandatory labeling policy one year ago but, even to this day, are struggling with such implementing details as where to set a tolerance level. That tolerance level would allow a certain amount of GMO (genetically modified organism) product to be included in a variety that was otherwise considered non-GMO. Apparently they are thinking of setting that tolerance level at about 1 percent. A related question is what testing procedures are going to be sanctioned in determining the presence of genetically modified varieties, and the EU has still not decided that issue. A third major question is who is actually going to do the testing? Will it be government authorities, or will ... [Read More]
Commission on Environmental Cooperation (CEC) Maize Report
“The report also fails to consider the potential benefits of biotechnology. As the national science academies of Mexico, the United States, the United Kingdom, Brazil, China and India noted in a joint report, ‘GM technology should be used to increase the production of main food staples, improve the efficiency of production, reduce the environmental impact of agriculture, and provide access to food for small-scale farmers.’ Biotechnology offers the world enormous opportunities to combat hunger and protect the environment. ... [Read More]
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