Mexico receives a request from the US to start consultations on transgenic corn

“As this secretariat has pointed out on several occasions, the objective of the Decree is to preserve that the tortilla is made with native corn, thus ensuring the conservation of the biodiversity of the more than 64 breeds of corn that exist in the country, of which of which 59 are endemic,” reported the Ministry of Economy in a statement.

Mexico will take advantage of this mechanism provided for in the TMEC to demonstrate with data and evidence that there has been no commercial impact and that, on the contrary, the Decree is consistent with the Treaty itself, he added.

The Ministry of Economy, hand in hand with the Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (Cofepris) and other relevant authorities, will coordinate the position of the Mexican State in order to find a mutually satisfactory solution.