US opposes Indias initiative on labelling of GM foods
The US has raised concerns over Indias plans to formulate labelling norms for genetically modified (GM) foods at the WTO committee on technical barriers to trade.
US has urged India to rather resolve the issue through a dialogue between the regulatory specialists of both the countries. It said that both the countries believe in biotechnology as an important tool for enchancing farm growth and hinted at the recent US-India accord on agricultural research and education.
US believes that GM foods are substantially equivalent to their non-GM counterparts and any attempt to segregrate and label GM foods would amount to trade restrictive measures. It has said that India should notify its decision for labelling of GM foods before the WTO panel also as a sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures since it involves approval for biotechnology.
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