EU regulation concerning genetically modified products: an issue of food security or a measure of disguised protectionism?

Ana Santos and José Manuel Martins Caetano ()
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Ana Santos: Universidade de Evora

CEFAGE-UE Working Papers from University of Evora, CEFAGE-UE (Portugal)

Abstract: The biggest producers and exporters of agricultural products have been adopting the genetic engineering in order to improve the factors productivity and the firms profits In the last decade, the United States of America (US) and the European Union (EU) have established a high divergent regulation on production, distribution and consumption of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Apparently, the EU's complex legislative framework related to GMOs was intend to satisfy the European consumers which are concerned about food safety and whish to make more informed choice about the food they eat. The aim of this paper is to understand the potential motivations behind the different policies on GM products adopted by US and EU.

Keywords: Genetically Modified Organisms; Consumers preferences; Food security; Technical barriers to trade. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F13 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-agr, nep-eec and nep-reg
Date: 2008
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