In Taiwan, laws related to genetically modified foods only treat the question of protecting human health. There is still no consensus as to whether they pose any threat to species in the wild, and the impact of a "biological security" agreement on local industry is still being debated.
針對台灣市場上源源現身的基因大豆、玉米，台灣目前也只能顧及人體健康，在食品衛生法中加入規範條文，但生物議定書對產業的衝擊，與基因產品是否傷及福爾摩沙的遺傳多樣性，仍侷限在少數有心人的私下討論，未能成為社會關注焦點。