In the context of negotiations within the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 2000, 130 countries have shown the wisdom to adopt the precautionary principle by signing a global treaty that governs the trade of genetically modified organisms. United States… export of GM food as aid to countries who have not yet implemented their own biosafety management regimes seems calculated to preempt and undermine the protocol.
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| — | from Genetic Engineering in Agriculture, which goes on to say that “Zambia recently exercised its soveerign right and refused GM food aid, while Malawi, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe agreed to accept the shipments on condition that they were milled ot prevent planting of the seed.” |
