HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
GENERAL AGRICULTURE
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Question
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The European Union refuses to purchase corn and soybeans from the United States because
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the pricesare too high.
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they are opposed to GMO crops.
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they importcheaper commodities from our competitors.
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the prices are lower.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The EU uses the precautionary principle, demanding a pre-market authorisation for any GMO to enter the market and a post-market environmental monitoring. Both the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the member states author a risk assessment.
Detailed explanation-2: -This is due to fears that GMOs have the potential to cause harm to human and animal health and ecosystems, as well as a dramatic reduction in plant diversity.
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