date:Jun 07, 2016
shelf due to consumer aversions.
EU: Restrictive Regulatory Practices
Unlike the U.S., a major exporter of GMOs and leader in the biotechnology field, Europe remains conservative on GMOs. GMOs in the EU are regulated at two authoritative levels, and EU member states have individual rules and regulatory agencies within their territory.[6]
The reasons for the EUs cautionary altitude on GMOs lies in several different economic, political and societal reasons. Economically, limiting the sale of GMO