Unfamiliar and novel hazards in this space are vanishingly rare, reflecting that humans and our ancestors have always been opportunistic omnivores.11
Lesson 2: The first requirement for a credible regulatory regime is to focus on products with genuine hazards. Millennia of experience have made humans familiar with the hazards associated with new crop varieties, such as ingesting toxins, allergens, or microbial disease from poor food preparation. Unfamiliar and novel hazards in this space are vanishingly rare, reflecting that humans and our ancestors have always been opportunistic omnivores.11