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ARMENIAN AUTHORITIES TO TIGHTEN GRIP UPON USAGE OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS
YEREVAN, October 25. /ARKA/. A bill implying a stronger control
over GMO usage was put on the Armenian National Assembly's floor on
Friday again.
Nature Protection Minister Aram Harutyunyan, presenting the bill to
lawmakers, stressed its importance saying that certain mechanisms
are needed for keeping GMO usage under control.
"Any genetically modified organism may be harmful to human health and
life, and therefore we must regulate this matter - the bill is aimed
at this," he said. "The ministry wants to put together opinions and
experience of respected international laboratories, but their work
is not satisfactory now."
The minister said people have a right to know what products they
consumed. He said to put things right it is necessary to improve laws.
Harutyunyan called on MPs to voice their proposals.
Artashes Ziroyan, chief of the nature protection ministry's division
in charge of management of bio resources, on his side, said that
the bill proposes mechanisms which will leave no room for adverse
impacts of GMOs on environment, bio diversity and human health or
will lessen them.
He stressed that many experts had been involved in development
of this bill . The bill was passed by the National Assembly
at the first reading on October 21. ---0---- - See more at:
http://arka.am/en/news/economy/armenian_authorities_to_tighten_grip_upon_usage_of _genetically_modified_organisms_/#sthash.8Hy7nFX5.dpuf
YEREVAN, October 25. /ARKA/. A bill implying a stronger control
over GMO usage was put on the Armenian National Assembly's floor on
Friday again.
Nature Protection Minister Aram Harutyunyan, presenting the bill to
lawmakers, stressed its importance saying that certain mechanisms
are needed for keeping GMO usage under control.
"Any genetically modified organism may be harmful to human health and
life, and therefore we must regulate this matter - the bill is aimed
at this," he said. "The ministry wants to put together opinions and
experience of respected international laboratories, but their work
is not satisfactory now."
The minister said people have a right to know what products they
consumed. He said to put things right it is necessary to improve laws.
Harutyunyan called on MPs to voice their proposals.
Artashes Ziroyan, chief of the nature protection ministry's division
in charge of management of bio resources, on his side, said that
the bill proposes mechanisms which will leave no room for adverse
impacts of GMOs on environment, bio diversity and human health or
will lessen them.
He stressed that many experts had been involved in development
of this bill . The bill was passed by the National Assembly
at the first reading on October 21. ---0---- - See more at:
http://arka.am/en/news/economy/armenian_authorities_to_tighten_grip_upon_usage_of _genetically_modified_organisms_/#sthash.8Hy7nFX5.dpuf