I. Introduction.- II. Table of Contents.- III. Contributors.- IV. Questionnaire.- V. General Report.- Genetic Technology in the light of food security and food safety; Roland Norer and Christa Preisig.- VI. National Reports.- 1. EU.- Genetic technology and food security - Country Report: Germany; Hans-Georg Dederer.- Policies and regulations in Belgium with regard to genetic technology and food security - Country Report: Belgium; Luc Lavrysen, Frank Maes, Pieter van der Meer.- Genetic technology and food safety - Country Report: Finland; Erkki Hollo.- Regulating Genetically Modified Organisms in Ireland - Laissez faire approach? Country Report: Ireland; Mary Dobbs.- Genetic technology and food security - Country Report: Italy; Alberto Germanò, Eva Rook Basile.- 2. EFTA.- Genetic Technology and Food Security - Country Report: Norway; Hans Morten Haugen.- Genetic Technology and Food Safety - Country Report: Switzerland; Christoph Errass.- 3. America.- Genetic Technology and Food Security: A View from the United States - Country Report: USA; Margaret Rosso Grossman.- Genetic technology and food security - Country Report: Canada; Marie-Eve Arbour in collaboration with Steven Hoeung.- Policies and regulations in Mexico with regard to genetic technology and food security - Country Report: Mexico; Claudia Colmenarez Ortiz, Sol Ortiz García.- 4. Asia.- Genetic technology and food safety in Taiwan - Country Report: Taiwan; Anton Ming-Zhi Gao, Katherine Yuhh-Chihh Juang.- Genetic Technology and Food Security - Country Report: The Macau S.A.R. (China); Rostam J. Neuwirth.