Food safety and genetic modified organisms – administrative law instruments

Food is one components of environment such as animals plants and mashrooms. In the second half of the 20th century industrialization and chemization of environment led to serious contamination of food chain In the 1990s, alongside conventional certain, foodstuffs contaminations was appear a new issue – genetic modified organisms (GMOs). Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are organisms, such as plants and animals, whose genetic characteristics are being modified artificially in order to give them a new property. It is a completely new elements in food and feed, so it forced questions for legal instrument to entrench food and environmental safety. This article elaborate about discussion in science and controversial concerning bioengineering food and feed safety and shows certain law instruments to control GMOs issues in the international, european and national law.Kujawsko-Pomorska Szkoła Wyższa w Bydgoszcz