Transgénicos: Perspectivas y  riesgos desde América del Sur

Oleski Miranda

doi:10.5354/rmad.v0i19.13899

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Transgenic: Perspectives and Risks from South America

Authors

Oleski Miranda Universidad del Zulia, Venezuela

No. 19 (2008)

https://doi.org/10.5354/rmad.v0i19.13899

Abstract

The present article discusses the subject of transgenics and the important debate that is not only currently taking place in the academic field, but that is also catching growing public attention, as specifically reflected in the news media. In South America, with very few exceptions, the subject of transgenic food has barely been discussed in an open fashion regardless of the fact that it is a region that produces a great deal of goods for the agricultural industry. As a result, it should be acknowledged that one of the potential risks presented by biogenics can be blamed on the fact that there is very little information directed toward the consumer, and in extreme cases, it is actually hidden from consumers in Latin America. In its conclusion, this article lists the possible risks that transgenic foods present, while it also suggests the hypothesis for the short term that could constitute an opportunity for Latin America, if it chooses, to put products free of genetic intervention in its internal and external markets.