Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and specific quality products (PDO, PGI, etc.), with special reference to Europe and the Mediterranean basin

Transgenic crops have proven to be tremendously popular with farmers of the New World, mainly due to short term financial and commercial gains. The recent scientific indications of the possible effect of transgenic crop characters are far from evident; this should instigate us to be even more cautious than we are actually through two-tier clear labelling and other similar precautions. Without proof of safety, the wise course is to proceed even more slowly and carefully, particularly in the delicate sector of the European and Mediterranean traditional and typical quality food products.