GMOs and Europe (Translation of the Interview of Dr. Yves Bertheau, Coordinator of Co-Extra - GM and Non-GM Supply Chains : Their Co-Existence and Traceability)

Imagine if Europe decided to fling open its doors to genetically modified organisms. Could it guarantee that consumers could still choose between products with and without GMOs? How? A panel of more than 200 researchers worked for four years on these questions. According to their conclusions, the separation of GMO and non-GMO products across the entire supply chain, i.e. from seeds to the end product on our plates, remains an obstacle course. One recent development is that the labelling of non-GMO products, which was not required until recently, now seems preferable. Above all, the European farming landscape would have to be overhauled, by defining the geographical areas exclusively devoted to growing one or the other crop. A mammoth task!