GMO Reignited in Science but Not in Law: A Flawed Framework Fuels France's Stalemate.

IF 0.3 4区 医学 Q4 FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Food and drug law journal Pub Date : 2014-01-01
Patricia B Robbins
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Abstract

Following a statement released by a multitude of prominent scientists contesting the idea that there is a consensus on the safety of genetically modified organisms ("GMO"), this article addresses the European Union's ("EU") GMO regulatory framework, which has reluctantly permitted France to maintain an illegal ban on. MON8 10 for over a decade now. It notes that while the statement did nothing more than reignite the debate on GMO, much could and should be done to improve the framework to accommodate for the lack of true scientific understanding about the effects of GMO. This article identifies the specific areas of weakness in the EU GMO regulatory framework and recommends specific alterations. It concludes that although France's MON810 ban is illegal under existing law, the country's fears are neither unfounded nor unsupported and that the EU should work to alter its existing legal structure to parallel today's scientific uncertainty regarding GMO safety.

转基因生物在科学上重新点燃,但在法律上却没有:一个有缺陷的框架加剧了法国的僵局。
在众多著名科学家发表声明,反对人们对转基因生物(“GMO”)的安全性达成共识的观点之后,本文讨论了欧盟(“EU”)转基因生物监管框架,该框架勉强允许法国维持非法禁令。mon810已经有十多年了。报告指出,尽管这份声明只不过是重新点燃了关于转基因生物的辩论,但在改进框架以适应对转基因生物影响缺乏真正科学理解的情况方面,我们可以也应该做很多事情。本文指出了欧盟转基因生物监管框架的具体弱点,并提出了具体的修改建议。它的结论是,尽管法国的MON810禁令在现行法律下是非法的,但该国的担忧并非毫无根据,也不是没有根据,欧盟应该努力改变其现有的法律结构,以适应当今关于转基因生物安全性的科学不确定性。
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Food and drug law journal
Food and drug law journal 医学-食品科技
CiteScore
0.20
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50.00%
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0
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>36 weeks
期刊介绍: The Food and Drug Law Journal is a peer-reviewed quarterly devoted to the analysis of legislation, regulations, court decisions, and public policies affecting industries regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and related agencies and authorities, including the development, manufacture, marketing, and use of drugs, medical devices, biologics, food, dietary supplements, cosmetics, veterinary, tobacco, and cannabis-derived products. Building on more than 70 years of scholarly discourse, since 2015, the Journal is published in partnership with the Georgetown University Law Center and the O’Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law. All members can access the Journal online. Each member organization and most individual memberships (except for government, student, and Emeritus members) receive one subscription to the print Journal.
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