Abstract
The legal regulation of genetically modified food directly affects consumers, since they are the ones who encounter genetically modified food on the shelves every day. At the beginning, authors indicate that there are huge differences between legal regulation of genetically modified food in the United States and in the European Union. These differences result in different labeling regimes in those two systems of genetically modified food regulation. Authors consider several factors from which depend efficiency of the labeling regime, and labels' influence on the actual realization of basic consumers' rights. Authors will analyze these factors in the paper, such as: label complexity, opting for positive or negative labeling regime, whether labeling regime is mandatory or voluntary, etc. In the conclusion authors give recommendations to the Serbian legislator, and propositions for changes in current domestic legal regulation, which would improve realization of basic consumers' rights in relation with genetically modified food.
Highlights
Production, turnover, and labeling of food that contains genetically modified organisms is extremely complicated issue
If we opt for positive labeling regime, consumers should assume that products which do not have any labels are GMO-free
It is clear that this issue deserves much more attention of Serbian legislator, considering, first of all, that EU Law regulates this issue in detail
Summary
Production, turnover, and labeling of food that contains genetically modified organisms (hereinafter: GMO) is extremely complicated issue. Said differences between proponents and opponents of GM food caused significant differences in the legal regulation of production, turnover, and labeling of GM food in different parts of the world These differences are expressed in the diametrically opposed approach to this issue in the United States and European Union. Best consumers’ interests as its objective.[11] That regulation should consider several factors from which depend efficiency of the label, and labels’ influence on the actual realization of consumers’ rights on choice and information. Authors will give recommendations to the Serbian legislator, and propositions for changes in current domestic legal regulation, which would improve realization of basic consumers’ rights in relation with GM food
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