The European Union (EU) differentiates between approval for cultivation within the EU and approval for import and processing. While only a few GMOs have been approved for cultivation in the EU a number of GMOs have been approved for import and processing. The cultivation of GMOs has triggered a debate about the market for GMOs in Europe. Depending on the coexistence regulations, incentives for cultivation of GM crops differ. The US policy does not focus on the process as much as other countries, looks at verifiable scientific risks and uses the concept of substantial equivalence.Emily Marden, Risk and Regulation: U.S. Regulatory Policy on Genetically Modified Food and Agriculture, 44 B.C.L. Rev. 733 (2003) Whether gene edited organisms should be regulated the same as genetically modified organism is debated. USA regulations sees them as separate and does not regulate them under the same conditions, while in Europe a GMO is any organism created using genetic engineering techniques.
the european union (eu) differentiates between approval for cultivation within the eu and approval for import and processing while only a few gmos have been approved for cultivation in the eu a number of gmos have been approved for import and processing the cultivation of gmos has triggered a debate about the market for gmos in europe depending on the coexistence regulations incentives for cultivation of gm crops differ the us policy does not focus on the process as much as other countries looks at verifiable scientific risks and uses the concept of substantial equivalenceemily marden risk and regulation us regulatory policy on genetically modified food and agriculture 44 bcl rev 733 (2003) whether gene edited organisms should be regulated the same as genetically modified organism is debated usa regulations sees them as separate and does not regulate them under the same conditions while in europe a gmo is any organism created using genetic engineering techniques