What are some of the concerns about biotechnology regarding human health and biodiversity?
What are some of the concerns about biotechnology regarding human health and biodiversity?
What are some of the concerns about biotechnology regarding human health and biodiversity?
Re: What are some of the concerns about biotechnology regarding human health and biodiversity?
Biotechnology is a tool. Like any tool, if used properly and with care, it can be safe and beneficial. Many of the concerns that have arisen regarding biotechnology stem from concerns about its potential uses. The U.S. regulatory system ensures that products that are commercially grown, sold, processed, and consumed are safe. Every biotechnology plant variety commercially grown in the United States has gone through the necessary regulatory process in USDA, the EPA (if it has a pesticide component), and the Food and Drug Administration (if it is used as a human food or animal feed). We recognize the right of every country to establish its own product evaluation system. However, we believe that such regulatory decisions must be open to public comment, predictable, and based on science.