They regulate a moratorium on GMOs until 2035

With quite a delay, The Government regulated Law 29811which establishes the moratorium on the entry and production of living modified organisms (OVM) to the national territory, for a period of 10 years, extended by Law 31111 until 2035.

DS 012-2023-MINAM establishes that LMOs for cultivation or breeding—including aquatic ones—to be released into the environment cannot be marketed in the national territory until December 31, 2035.

Exceptions are LMOs intended for use in confined spaces for research, those used as pharmaceutical and veterinary products that are governed by international treaties, and derivatives imported for direct human and animal consumption (or for processing).

This is because, currently, Peruvians already consume genetically modified foods, such as corn and wheat. What is prohibited is the commercialization of organisms for cultivation and breeding at the national level.

According to the provision, the Ministry of the Environment (Minam) is responsible for ensuring the restriction, in addition to proposing and approving, in coordination with the corresponding competent entities, the necessary measures to prevent the entry and production of LMOs in the national territory.

OVM is already cultivated in northern Peru

A LMO is a living organism that has a new combination of genetic material, which has been obtained through the application of modern biotechnology.

The most common are wheat and yellow corn, allowed in countries like Argentina or Canada. OEFA has detected its cultivation in the north, since the grain arrives as livestock feed.

The key

Seeds. The great risk of LMO monocultures is that they accelerate deforestation in the countries where they are allowed to gain greater agricultural land.