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(8,891 posts)Countries Where GMOs are Banned
In the European Union, a European Commission rule was passed that gave countries in the European Union the option to opt-out of growing genetically modified crops. According to the Commissions website, nineteen out of the 27 member state countries of the EU have voted to either partially or fully ban GMOs. The Commission reports several countries such as France, Germany, Austria, Greece, Hungary, the Netherlands, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Poland, Denmark, Malta, Slovenia, Italy and Croatia have chosen a total ban. Wallonia, the French-speaking region of Belgium has opted out, as well as Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
In the realm of GMOs in consumer food products, the EU has specific regulations requiring the labeling of GMOs in consumer foods, something the United States will begin to implement as well in January 2022.
Other than mandatory labeling, in the United States, there is no official legislation banning GMOs by the Department of Agriculture or the Food and Drug Administration. However, Humboldt, Mendocino, Trinity, Santa Cruz, Sonoma and Marin counties in California are the counties in the US that have successfully banned GM crops. https://gmowatch.com/where-are-gmos-banned/