Genetically Modified Labeling Policies: Moving Forward or Backward?

Borges, Bárbara Juliana Pinheiro; Arantes, O. M. N.; Fernandes, Antônio Alberto Ribeiro; Broach, James R.; Fernandes, Patrícia Machado Bueno

doi:10.3389/fbioe.2018.00181

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“…The surveys conducted on the public opinions in a study indicated that majority of the people in USA supports labelling of GM crops ( Wunderlich and Gatto, 2015 ). According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the labelling of GM crops is not to indicate if they are harmful, but rather to describe the attributes of these crops to the public ( Borges et al., 2018 ).…”

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Genetically engineered crops for sustainably enhanced food production systems

Aziz

Brini²,

Rouached³

et al. 2022

Front. Plant Sci.

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Genetic modification of crops has substantially focused on improving traits for desirable outcomes. It has resulted in the development of crops with enhanced yields, quality, and tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses. With the advent of introducing favorable traits into crops, biotechnology has created a path for the involvement of genetically modified (GM) crops into sustainable food production systems. Although these plants heralded a new era of crop production, their widespread adoption faces diverse challenges due to concerns about the environment, human health, and moral issues. Mitigating these concerns with scientific investigations is vital. Hence, the purpose of the present review is to discuss the deployment of GM crops and their effects on sustainable food production systems. It provides a comprehensive overview of the cultivation of GM crops and the issues preventing their widespread adoption, with appropriate strategies to overcome them. This review also presents recent tools for genome editing, with a special focus on the CRISPR/Cas9 platform. An outline of the role of crops developed through CRSIPR/Cas9 in achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs) by 2030 is discussed in detail. Some perspectives on the approval of GM crops are also laid out for the new age of sustainability. The advancement in molecular tools through plant genome editing addresses many of the GM crop issues and facilitates their development without incorporating transgenic modifications. It will allow for a higher acceptance rate of GM crops in sustainable agriculture with rapid approval for commercialization. The current genetic modification of crops forecasts to increase productivity and prosperity in sustainable agricultural practices. The right use of GM crops has the potential to offer more benefit than harm, with its ability to alleviate food crises around the world.

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Genetically engineered crops for sustainably enhanced food production systems

Aziz

Brini²,

Rouached³

et al. 2022

Front. Plant Sci.

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“…Risk assessment criteria for transgenic organisms have been set decades ago and are still current, built on the following: case-by-case, comparative assessment, tiered approach, and consideration of the weight of evidence. However, as science moves forward, new developments and knowledge make it necessary to periodically update and/or adjust these criteria (Borges et al, 2018).…”

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Familiarity in the Context of Risk Assessment of Transgenic Crops: Focus on Some Countries in the Americas

Capalbo¹,

Macdonald

Fernandes

et al. 2020

Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol.

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Problem formulation is the formal opening stage of a risk assessment that determines its purpose and scope and hence guides the gathering of information data. The concepts of familiarity and history of safe use are an integral part of problem formulation. These concepts do not replace the case-by-case approach and are not taken as safety standards but are valuable components of the process that shape the generation of plausible, testable risk hypotheses. The International Life Sciences Institutes in Brazil and Argentina have facilitated numerous discussions on the scientific principles for risk assessment of transgenic crops in the Latin American region in the past 5-6 years. The session held at ISBR 15th elaborated on the familiarity concept and derived tools and their role in the evolution of risk evaluation criteria. Examples of how different countries in the Americas interpret and apply these conceptual tools show that familiarity is a valuable concept, although terms are very often confused and vaguely defined. Formalizing these terms with clear definitions and scope of application in guidelines and regulatory documents would reduce ambiguity, enhance predictability, and add transparency to the evaluation processes.

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“…Brazil, the world's second-largest GM producer after the United States, adopted a mandatory GM label that features a black T inside a yellow triangle. The letter T stands for the Portuguese word transgenicos (“transgenics”), and the symbol resembles a caution sign indicating an upcoming T-junction (Borges et al 2018). Similar logos have been adopted by South American countries such as Bolivia and Uruguay.…”

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GMO Labeling Policy and Consumer Choice

Kim¹,

Kim²,

Arora³

2022

Journal of Marketing

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Most scientists claim that genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in foods are safe for human consumption and offer societal benefits such as better nutritional content. In contrast, many consumers remain skeptical about their safety. Against this backdrop of diverging views, the authors investigate the impact of different GMO labeling policy regimes on products consumers choose. Guided by the literature on negativity bias, structural alignment theory, and message presentation, and based on findings from four experiments, authors show that consumer demand for GM foods depends on the labeling regime policymakers adopt. Both absence-focused (“non-GMO”) and presence-focused (“contains GMO”) labeling regimes reduce the market share of GM foods, with the reduction being greater in the latter case. GMO labels reduce the importance consumers place on price and enhance their willingness-to-pay for non-GM products. Results indicate that specific label design choices policymakers implement (in the form of color and style) also affect consumer responses to GM labeling. Consumer attitudes toward GMOs moderate this effect – consumers with neutral attitudes toward GMOs are influenced most significantly by the label design.

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Genetically Modified Labeling Policies: Moving Forward or Backward?

Cited by 18 publications

References 27 publications

Genetically engineered crops for sustainably enhanced food production systems

Genetically engineered crops for sustainably enhanced food production systems

Familiarity in the Context of Risk Assessment of Transgenic Crops: Focus on Some Countries in the Americas

GMO Labeling Policy and Consumer Choice

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