Comment by somewhereoutth
1 year ago
They follow two different philosophies: EU bans until proven safe, whereas US bans when found dangerous.
Consequently EU rules will be safer.
1 year ago
They follow two different philosophies: EU bans until proven safe, whereas US bans when found dangerous.
Consequently EU rules will be safer.
I think this is a misunderstanding. The EU bans if there is a possible hazard; the US bans based on calculated risk. While it’s possible (but unlikely) there could be cases in which the EU rules are safer, the EU rules also result in harmful, expensive absurdities such as banning GMOs.
There isn't an EU-wide GMO ban, just regulations around import, labelling, isolation distances between GMO and non-GMO crops. Individual EU countries have opted to entirely ban GMOs, but that's another thing entirely.