The escalation of differences between Mexico and the US due to biotechnology and transgenic corn is foreseeable

Published 2023년 3월 13일

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The United States has requested technical consultations from Mexico under the T-MEC agreement, focusing on transgenic corn and biotechnology, including glyphosate. Mexico's lack of scientific evidence on glyphosate's safety has raised concerns and questions about the potential impact on agricultural sector and food security. The recent Mexican government decree banning the consumption and import of genetically modified corn for certain uses has been criticized for its contradiction and uncertainty, particularly in light of the long-standing history of importing and consuming such corn without incident. Critics argue that the decree lacks scientific foundation and could negatively affect trade relations with the US, emphasizing the need for Mexico to present valid scientific studies or reconsider its ban.
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United States requested technical consultations in the absence of scientific evidence. Conacyt continues without demonstrate the affectation of glyphosate City of Mexico, March 13, 2023.— The request of the Government of the United States of carry out technical consultations, as established in the commercial agreement between Mexico, the United States and Canada (T-MEC), with respect to transgenic corn and biotechnology, was foreseeable due to the lack of scientific support that exists in the Mexican decisions that the only thing they have achieved is to create uncertainty in the agricultural sector and threaten food security. So the president of the Mexican Union of Manufacturers and Formulators of Agrochemicals (UMFFAAC), Luis Eduardo González Cepeda, after pointing out that the The US government's request does not speak only of transgenic corn, but of biotechnology, a category in which glyphosate is found. In In this case, he said, they have to investigate or indicate what the ...
Source: MX2000

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