This book presents a constructive exploration of the dilemmas the European Union faces in regulating the risks of the modern world. It examines the new European framework applicable to commercial releases of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), which was adopted in response to the crisis that surrounded the use of these products in the EU. It also assesses the regulatory character of this reform and its components. The author situates the problems of the EU GMO regime in the broader context of 'post-state' regulation and discusses them in the light of some of the governance theories which...