Need for international regulatory harmonisation in trade of genetically modified foods
2008
P. S. Mehta
The need for international regulatory harmonisation for balancing global trade in biosafety and biotechnology products has been the focus of attention among various stakeholders both at the national and international level. There are three agreements claiming to be rule-making bodies, which include the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Agreements, the Cartagena Biodiversity Protocol, Codex Alimentarious that address the products, including its trans-boundary movements. <br /><br />The author of this short paper argues that although all the three agreements are relevant, their objectives differ, which have resulted in constant conflicts among divergent approaches in some respect or the other. In no case, till date, is there a clear hierarchy of regimes established, leaving enormous ambiguity among governments, producers and consumers about the definitive global rules vis-à-vis the regulation of Genetically Modified (GM) foods and crops. <br /><br />This paper considers: US-EU Biotech Trade Dispute growing Ambiguity and Its Implications towards International Regulatory Harmonisation The document concludes that lack of conclusive scientific evidence on the actual or potential impact of GM foods on human health and environment will prolong this debate, leaving enormous ambiguity among governments, producers and consumers about the definitive global rules vis-à-vis the regulation of GM foods and crops. <br />
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