Genetic engineering: relevance of legal regulation to ensure environmental safety
Keywords:
environmental safety, genetically modified organisms, legal regulation, human healthAbstract
The article deals with the issues of legal regulation in the field of genetic engineering and its impact on environmental safety. It is shown that despite the success of genetic engineering in crop production and medicine, Russian legislation is dominated by a tendency to ban this activity and restrict the consumption of GMO products. The prevalence of restrictive regulations governing activities with GMO products can lead to technological backwardness and the problem of ensuring national security. Legal regulation of genetic engineering activities should be carried out within the framework of the concept of acceptable risk. The creation of an information system in the field of genetic information will greatly facilitate the receipt by citizens and relevant government agencies of objective information about products containing GMOs and the degree of their possible danger. It is shown that the solution of the benefit-harm dilemma of GMO products lies in the development of fundamental research, control of their quality and safety, as well as in ensuring free access of interested persons and public authorities to information related to genetic engineering activities.
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