GMOs and Political Stance

Global GMO Regulation, Certification, Labeling, and Consumer Preferences

Muhammad Amjad Nawaz, Gyuhwa Chung, Kirill Sergeyevich Golokhvast, Aristidis M. Tsatsakis

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN:
  9780128239032
• eBook ISBN:
  9780128239049
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Development Economics
• Index: Technology & Engineering

GMOS and Political Stance: Global GMO Regulation, Certification, Labeling, and Consumer Preferences provides a foundational-to-current challenges resource for those involved in developing and applying regulations to these important resources. Beginning with basics of GMOs, the book first familiarizes the reader with the history, economic status, associated risks, global politics, and socio-economics of GMOs. From exploring the necessity of GMO regulations with the existing GMO technology as well as new gene editing technologies to discussion by GMO regulations experts from different continents and countries, readers will find the information necessary to understand the laws, rules, regulations and policies at domestic and international scale. A last chapter delivers an update and future look on gene-edited food and feed and discusses the possibilities on the future risk assessment, legislation and regulation of gene-edited products. GMOS and Political Stance provides a unique and applicable synchronization of all regulatory information on GMOs to facilitate effective and efficient regulatory development and adherence. - Guides law and policy makers particularly from developing countries toward sound policies in line with international regulations - Presents a global overview of genetic modification of organisms and their emerging role in food supply - Provides insights into future risk assessment strategies and potential for new legislative process development

Table of contents

• Title of Book
• Chapter 1 GMOs: History, Economic Status, Risks, and Socio-Economic Regulatory Frameworks
• Chapter 2 The need of regulations for GM crops and products thereof
• Chapter 3 GMO Regulations in Bangladesh
• Chapter 4 Agricultural genetically modified organisms (GMOs) regulation in China
• Chapter 5 GMO Regulations in India
• Chapter 6 Adaptation of genetically modified crops in Pakistan
• Chapter 7 Genetically modified organisms in Korea: state of affairs, policy, and regulation
• Chapter 8 Genetically modified organism status, regulation, approval, labeling, and consumer perception in ASEAN
• Chapter 9 Current and future perspectives of genetically modified organisms in North America
• Chapter 10 Genetically modified organisms in Europe: state of affairs, birth, research, and the regulatory process(es)
• Chapter 11 Genetically modified organisms in Russia: state of affairs, politics, and regulation
• Chapter 12 An overview of regulations of genetically modified organisms in Türkiye
• Chapter 13 GMOs in Mediterranean & Balkan countries: state of affairs, research, and regulation
• Chapter 14 Genetically modified crops in Africa: constraints, prospects, and policies
• Chapter 15 Regulation of CRISPR edited food and feed: legislation and future
• Index