U.S. slams Mexico for ‘after-the-fact attempt’ to justify GE corn policy

Mexico has not demonstrated that its restrictions on genetically engineered corn are rooted in valid food safety concerns, the U.S. says in a new submission to a U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement dispute settlement panel, charging that the country failed to conduct a risk assessment before implementing the measures and is relying on “dubious” studies to defend them. The U.S. submission , dated April 2 and filed publicly this week, is the latest volley in a dispute over a 2023 decree by Mexican...