Transgenic maize in Mexico: a neoliberal account?

Abstract

This paper makes account of the development of transgenic maize labelling policy in Mexico. By examining opposing approaches and arguments to label transgenics, it details the inclusion of maize in NAFTA negotiations, as well as its international context and the trilateral interaction with North America. It also presents the respective update of Mexican legislation. These aspects offer an insight about the liberalising position that Mexico has followed with respect to maize.