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In March 2010, Bulgaria imposed a complete ban on genetically modified crop growing either commercially or for trials. [29] The cabinet of Boyko Borisov initially imposed a five-year moratorium, but later extended this to a permanent ban after widespread public protests against the introduction of genetically modified crops in the country.
The European Commission has given countries the choice of opting out of GMOs, and a number of countries including Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Italy, France, Greece, Germany, Hungary, the ...
The key areas of controversy related to genetically modified food (GM food or GMO food) are whether such food should be labeled, the role of government regulators, the objectivity of scientific research and publication, the effect of genetically modified crops on health and the environment, the effect on pesticide resistance, the impact of such ...
World map of GMO agriculture (hectares) [1] The regulation of genetic engineering varies widely by country. Countries such as the United States, Canada, Lebanon and Egypt use substantial equivalence as the starting point when assessing safety, while many countries such as those in the European Union, Brazil and China authorize GMO cultivation on a case-by-case basis.
The EU's top court had ruled in 2018 that genome-editing techniques should be governed by GMO rules. On Wednesday the Commission proposed splitting new genomic technique (NGT) plants into two ...
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The European Union's control of genetically modified organisms is a particular part of an image of the promise and limitations of debate as a framework for supranational regulation. [42] The issues posed by the EU’s GMO regulation have caused major problems in agriculture, politics, societies, status, and other fields.
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