European and Italian regulations for food safety, the deliberate release into the environment of GMOs and the procedures for their labelling and traceability

Abstract

Is it necessary to contrast the spreading process of genetic engineering in the agri-food stuff sector? Can EU rules really consider the impact of this brand new technologies on biology and, consequently, on public health? Despite the general trend, a firm opposition is what is happening in some Regions of Italy, where GMOs production and placing on the market are foibidden.

Keywords:

• agri-foodstuffs sector
• consumers
• EU rules
• Biotechnology
• genetic engineering