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Genetic Technology and Food Safety: Country Report – Finland

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Genetic Technology and Food Safety

Part of the book series: Ius Comparatum - Global Studies in Comparative Law ((GSCL,volume 14))

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The article presents the basic principles and laws in relation to the legislation on food, especially genetically modified food (GMO) and foodstuff. The general Food Act has enacted provisions which apply also to GMO food. Some additional requirements are introduced in the Act on Gene Technology; this Act, however, does not contain any food-specific provisions others than labelling of products. International food obligations and the food legislation of the European Union is directly applicable and referred to in national law as binding legal sources. Finland has not created GMO free zones; on the other hand there are GMO cultivations on an experimental basis only.

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    http://www.mmm.fi/en/index/frontpage/food_safety.html (February 15 2015).

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    News Report: http://www.hs.fi/english/article/High-level+delegation+asks+Parliament+to+ease+regulations+on+growing+genetically+modified+plants/1135263159290

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    Finnish laws and related documents are available for free on www.finlex.fi. Most internationally relevant statutes are translated into English.

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    For the implementation of the principles see e.g. http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/005/Y1579E/Y1579E00.htm

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    Published as Memorandum 2009:6, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry; http://www.mmm.fi/attachments/mmm/julkaisut/tyoryhmamuistiot/2009/5kMusGINE/gene_technology_strategy_2009-2013.pdf

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    Source: http://www.evira.fi/portal/fi/elintarvikkeet/valmistus+ja+myynti/tuotantotapoja/muuntogeeniset+elintarvikkeet/valvontatulokset+vuonna+2013/

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  1. 1PL 4 (Yliopistokatu 3), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, 00014, Finland

    Erkki J. Hollo

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    Roland Norer

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Hollo, E.J. (2016). Genetic Technology and Food Safety: Country Report – Finland. In: Norer, R. (eds) Genetic Technology and Food Safety. Ius Comparatum - Global Studies in Comparative Law, vol 14. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23995-8_4

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