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GMOs in and of themselves are fine. It's just a technology. Banning something just because it's a GMO is stupid policy, and definitely over regulation. GMOs are

GMOs in and of themselves are fine. It's just a technology. Banning something just because it's a GMO is stupid policy, and definitely over regulation. GMOs are a technology. One can modify a plant or other organism for many purposes. Furthermore, concerns over intellectual property rights over GMOs are a question for how to regulate this technology, not a reason to ban it.

vasco 2y ago
It's not banned there's many approved ones: https://ec.europa.eu/food/food-feed-portal/screen/gmo/search https://ec.europa.eu/food/food-feed-portal/screen/gmo/search But it's also important to review each variation and study it closely to avoid potential food safety issues.
- philjohn 2y ago
  This appears to be the main difference between the EU and the US. In the EU you need to prove your thing won't be harmful before you launch it. In the US you launch it, but then if it's proven to be harmful it might get banned. I refer to that form of regulation as "closing the door after the horse has already bolted regulation".
kranke155 2y ago
This is the American position. “If you can’t prove it’s bad now, it should be legal immediately”. Europe food regulation runs on the precautionary principle. You have to prove it’s safe first. Turns out most GMOs were fine but they actually allowed for a huge increase in the use of Roundup. Roundup is wildly aggressive pesticide and a lot of GMOs were called “Roundup ready” crops, so they could absorb (in theory!) huge amounts of Roundup without being affected. But the huge increase in the use of Roundup in America might be behind (according to some) the increase in neurocognitive disease. In the US this was never a thought.
kranke155 2y ago
They never banned all GMOs so the very fact that you think that is interesting. Think about it - who told you that? Why? Who benefited ?
- john01dav 2y ago
  The comment that I replied to says that they banned most GMOs.

vasco 2y ago

It's not banned there's many approved ones: https://ec.europa.eu/food/food-feed-portal/screen/gmo/search https://ec.europa.eu/food/food-feed-portal/screen/gmo/search But it's also important to review each variation and study it closely to avoid potential food safety issues.

philjohn 2y ago
This appears to be the main difference between the EU and the US. In the EU you need to prove your thing won't be harmful before you launch it. In the US you launch it, but then if it's proven to be harmful it might get banned. I refer to that form of regulation as "closing the door after the horse has already bolted regulation".

kranke155 2y ago

This is the American position. “If you can’t prove it’s bad now, it should be legal immediately”. Europe food regulation runs on the precautionary principle. You have to prove it’s safe first. Turns out most GMOs were fine but they actually allowed for a huge increase in the use of Roundup. Roundup is wildly aggressive pesticide and a lot of GMOs were called “Roundup ready” crops, so they could absorb (in theory!) huge amounts of Roundup without being affected. But the huge increase in the use of Roundup in America might be behind (according to some) the increase in neurocognitive disease. In the US this was never a thought.

kranke155 2y ago

They never banned all GMOs so the very fact that you think that is interesting. Think about it - who told you that? Why? Who benefited ?

john01dav 2y ago
The comment that I replied to says that they banned most GMOs.