Non-Authorised GMOs: Operation Of The Precautionary Principle.
Mondaq Business Briefing › Nbr. 2007, January 2007
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Genetically modified organism
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Non-Authorised GMOs: Operation Of The Precautionary Principle.
By Rob Greenhalf, Science Unit, London
Commission Decision on emergency measures regarding the non-authorised genetically modified organism LL RICE 601 in rice products1 INTRODUCTION In August 2006, the European Commission issued a provisional Decision significantly restricting the importation of rice from the US, under fears that it may be contaminated with a strain of genetically modified rice. This issue highlights the precautionary approach currently taken by the EU authorities to issues relating to new technologies that have the potential to affect consumer health and safety in the EU. BACKGROUND The EU imports approximately 240,000 tons of long grain rice per year from the US. On 18 August 2006, the European Commission was notified by US authorities that contamination of some US-grown rice products by a...See the full content of this document
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