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The objective of this research was to consider the possibility of abolishing the mandatory labeling of transgenic foods, evaluating the principles of the company's social function, precaution and consumer protection, especially regarding its right to information. The methodology used in this research was that of the deductive method and, in terms of means, the research was bibliographical, with the aid of doctrine and legislation. As for the ends, it was a qualitative research. It was concluded that there are several discourses favorable to transgenics, mainly by the agroindustrial sector and government entities that establish partnerships and receive funds from companies related to the sector. These researches conclude that the innovative techniques used in the production of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are able to produce more food, with quality, at a lower cost and with less area of cultivation. The companies involved with transgenics claim that these innovations seek socioeconomic and environmental development and, consequently, they comply with the principle of the social function provided for in the Constitution. Despite this, there is significant resistance from society against transgenic foods, since these arguments lack more unanimous scientific evidence. Mainly because there are other studies carried out by independent institutions that warn of the emergence of new allergies and intolerances, in proportions of pandemic, and even cancer, associated with the consumption of these foods. Thus, faced with an undeniable impasse, the interested sector, seeking the loss of the obligatory labeling of transgenic foods, starts to speculate the existence of a supposed ideology against transgenics. However, even without going into the heart of the discussion of the positive or negative effects of transgenics, it can be seen that this exoneration conflicts head-on with the precautionary principle. In addition, it represents a social retrogression, as it also offends a fundamental right, that of consumer protection, above all, to be informed and to be able to exercise their freedom of choice for products that are not genetically modified. |
