الأساس القانوني للمسئولية المدنية عن استعمالات الهندسة الوراثية في مجال الغذاء

Abstract EN

Technological development and scientific progress have led to the use of genetic engineering technology in the field of food production and circulation on a large scale, in order to confront famines and bridge the food gap resulting from the large population increase in light of the limited available natural resources, and in order to achieve the greatest degree of necessary protection for the consumer and confirm his right to food.

Compensation for damages resulting from the consumption of genetically modified food, most countries, especially those importing this type of food, have searched for effective mechanisms to achieve this in light of the inadequacy of the traditional civil liability rules in providing adequate protection to the consumer.

Through this research, the legal basis for civil liability for damages arising from the uses of genetic engineering in the field of food and shedding of This responsibility is highlighted in all national and comparative legislation by presenting the relevant legal issues, highlighting their shortcomings, clarifying the problems resulting from them, and the desire of the companies producing genetically modified food to improve the quality of their products and not put them into circulation before making sure of their suitability for consumption and the availability of the safety factor in them