In the first half of 2013, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) surveyed its member nations about genetically modified (GM) crops in international trade. Of the 75 respondents, 77% had food, feed or environmental regulations for GMOs, while 15% did not, but planned to. In imported food or feed, low level presence (LLP) of GMOs approved in at least one country or adventitious presence (AP) of GMOs not approved in any countries was reported by 35% of respondents in 198 cases between 2002 and 2012, 138 of them after 2009. In most cases, the crops were by some means rejected. Incidents of LLP or AP detection were highest in linseed, rice, maize and papaya imports. The definition of LLP varies by country, as do regulations on importing GM food and feed. Of respondents, 65% had testing requirements for LLP or AP of GMOs in imports. However, 35% were not equipped to detect GMOs, and 14% had only partial ability to do so.

Source: FAO