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4. The regulation of GMOs Different countries have different ways of managing GMOs. Some countries don’t have managed GMOs. The countries that have laws about GM Food focus on the risk evaluation for consumers. Usually, those countries also manage GMOs, environment issue, and trade (WHO, 2014). Today, the management of GMOs label is divided into four kinds:  Voluntary labeling. Such as the U.S., Canada, Argentina, etc..  Quantitative, comprehensive, and mandatory labeling, that is, all production with GMOs content more than threshold value must be labeled. For example, EU regulates the threshold value as 0.9%, and Brazil regulates it as 1%.  Quantitative, partial, and mandatory labeling, i.e. certain kinds of products with GMOs content …show more content…

Approval procedure simplified. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is charged with carrying out scientific risk assessment. Regulation 1830/2003 on traceability and labelling of GMOs, entered into force on 7 November 2003 and applies as of 18 April 2004: Strengthened rules on (1) mandatory traceability and (2) mandatory labelling. 18 GMOs and 16 GM food products were approved. While no authorizations were granted during the period October 1998-April 2004, three new authorizations were granted in May, July and October 2004, respectively. Currently 21 applications for the placing on the market of GMOs and 9 applications for GM food products are pending. Mandatory labelling for all GMOs and GM products, including food and feed produced from GMOs but no longer containing GM material, unless presence of GM material is adventitious and below 0.9%. 0.5% threshold for adventitious presence of unapproved GMOs, assessed as risk-free. United States 1986 Coordinated Framework for Regulation of Biotechnology Based on the equivalence principle, the U.S. government has made use of existing laws to ensure the safety of GM products: the Plant Protection Act (PPA), the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

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