Risk communication represents a fundamental aspect of three of the key multilateral legal instruments in the science-based assessment and management of risks that may be involved in the multilateral regulation of trade in genetically modified products: the Codex Alimentarius regarding the safety of food, beverages and feed, the Biosafety Protocol of the Convention on Biological Diversity primarily regarding threats to biodiversity, and the ‘Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters’ regarding public information and participation in the domain of GMOs. This Rountable, chaired by Professor Laurence Boisson de Chazournes, University of Geneva, included presentations on each. With short overviews of the presentations.
