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2009-07-30 | permalink
Ethiopia adopts biosafety law
Aiming to save the nation from the adverse effects of genetically modified organisms (GMO), a new Proclamation on Bio-Safety was approved by parliament last week. Drafted by the Federal Environmental Protection Authority (FEPA), this landmark legislation, which various environmental groups and local consumer associations have been calling for, contains various regulations aimed at protecting human and animal health, and biological diversity, by managing and even totally avoiding GMO threats.
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2009-07-30 | permalink
Ethiopia adopts biosafety law
Aiming to save the nation from the adverse effects of genetically modified organisms (GMO), a new Proclamation on Bio-Safety was approved by parliament last week. Drafted by the Federal Environmental Protection Authority (FEPA), this landmark legislation, which various environmental groups and local consumer associations have been calling for, contains various regulations aimed at protecting human and animal health, and biological diversity, by managing and even totally avoiding GMO threats.
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