The US ambassador to the EU (Dick Morningstar) in his first policy statement in his new position spoke of politics and demagoguery taking over the regulatory process. In particular he blamed the UK for creating a climate where the EU was on the verge of breaking World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules on export restrictions. He spoke of the media's love of a good food scare and the way that public debate is based on these scare stories and nightmare scenarios with little or no scientific basis. Perhaps he should learn a lesson from those of us who have already lived through the BSE crisis rather than assuming that such a thing could never happen in his country.

Discussing the potential for a trade war he said "Until the EU can credibly separate science based risk assessments and regulations from the political process, the outlook for resolution of this issue is bleak." He also spoke of the EU's overreaction to the Belgian dioxin scare. Ignoring the fact that dioxins are the most toxic substances known to humankind. He hinted that this was another potential trade flashpoint.

The process of globalisation is of great concern to the Biognosis Society. The steady erosion of regional autonomy is an insidious process that leads to decisions being made on a larger scale and therefore not considering the wealth of local knowledge. This can only result in decisions that are increasingly incompatible with local desires and requirements. If these decisions begin to affect the basic rights of the individual (for example removing the option to choose whether or not to eat GM foods) then it is time to question the wisdom of such institutions as the WTO.

With regard to recycling initiatives, the US is attempting to prevent the EU from recycling components of electrical goods such as toner cartridges and the EU is trying to stop Denmark from requiring that all bottles are returnable. In this instance though it is the European Court that is being used as the legislative body.

The World Trade Organisation - What is it? Where did it come from and where is it going?

After all, a stitch in time saves nine.

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