Originally published at: DID THE 9th CIRCUIT JUST ELIMINATE SUBSTANTIAL EQUIVALENCE?
It’s been a while since we have been able to blog about the changing attitudes toward Geneticall Modified Organisms (GMOs) and their effect on the food supply, but this is the occasion to do so, for one of our regular article spotters and contributors, K.M., found this hugely significant summary of a recent decision by…
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Luckily there are no GMO grown in Ireland, but foodstuffs grown with or including GMO crops can come through for retail consumption. The Food Safety Agency is supposedly the gatekeeper on these imported foodstuffs which come from USA, Brazil etc. Most people won’t buy these as organically grown non GMO food is the norm and is very clearly labelled. In time though, I have no doubt that push back from Irish agriculture, may be overridden by the EU at some future time.