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How should we regulate GMOs?
http://sciencenordic.com/how-should-we-regulate-gmos
Existing law is unclear
GM food
Plant breeding
Biotechnology
Regulation is outdated
Need to consider socio-economic factors
Costs and benefits of GMO uncertain
Risc: sustaining biological diversity
releasing organisms that never existed
Pollution gene pool
GMOs incompatible with sustainable agriculture
GMOs can feed a growing global population
Positive: help meet long-term food need
UN: Food shortage is global problem
GMOs could improve nutrition
After two decades, GMOs are still controversial
Hard to 'defend' GMOs
Also hard to 'attack' GMOs
Benefits and risks have not been proven
Debate is still on
Policies are skewed to avoid “significant adverse effects”
Health and safety or
social and economic interests
regulation varies between countries
Environmental laws differ
Fear of GMOs is irriational
Fear is irrational
people lack knowledge
People their fear can't be ignored
Government should be honest and transparant
Laws should promote sustainability without stifling innovation
middleground between science and society
between genetic engineers and environmental governance
End goal:
achieving sustainability in agriculture
promote high level of health and environmental protection
don't counteract innovation