Question
What countries have regulations on GMOs
What countries currently have regulations on GMOs?
Submitted by: Agriscience Systems Management
Answer
Expert response from Taiwo Koyejo
Director, Regulatory Affairs for Plant Biotechnology, CropLife International
Friday, 09/10/2015 11:20
In order for import and cultivation of biotech crops to occur, regions involved would need to have biotech regulatory policies in place to enable GM crop approvals (for import and cultivation) in such regions.
In 2014, 28 countries grew biotech crops (Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Canada, Chile, China, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, Honduras, India, Mexico, Myanmar, Paraguay, Pakistan, Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, U.S., Uruguay, and Bangladesh)[1].
In addition, over 60 countries imported GM crops (Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, India, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Netherlands, Mexico, Myanmar, New Zealand, Norway Pakistan, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, U.S., Uruguay).
[1] James, Clive 2014. Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: ISAAA Brief 49-2014 http://isaaa.org/resources/publications/briefs/49/executivesummary/default.asp
