Peru is the first country in the Americas to ban genetically modified foods, putting its food policy closer to that of Europe, than the United States or many of its South American neighbors. Peru has successfully implemented a 10-year moratorium on GMOs while extensive, long-term safety tests are conducted. It’s also the only country in the Americas to put a 10-year ban on genetically modified food, with a law that was first introduced in 2011, and went into effect at the end of last year. Its basic intention, say Schiaffino and others, is to protect Peru’s biodiversity, as well as the practices that have kept it intact for so long.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:09:12 +0000
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