Plant Biotechnology and Genetics: Principles, Techniques and Applications

However, it took 10 years (to 1993) before the first whole plant was commercialized and grown unregulated in the field, a virus- ...

such as enhanced nutritional profiles and removal of allergenic or other antinutritional proteins and substances. One reason why ...

the regulatory review, usually after an announcement in theFederal Registerdetailing a particular product under review. 12.3.1.1 ...

consumers might inadvertently develop symptoms of vitamin C deficiency, namely, scurvy. As this is an undesirable effect, FDA wo ...

12.3.2 EU The European Union (EU) seems most confused on the issue of biotechnology. Many leading scientific technical developme ...

captured for regulatory scrutiny) and those foods producedwithGMOs (which, like the cheeses, are curiously exempt). Considering ...

12.3.4 International Perspectives Regulatory agencies worldwide recognize that products of biotechnology can pose risks, the sam ...

One predominantly scientific society devoted to assessing environmental risk from products of biotechnology is the International ...

Most regulatory bureaucracies assume that “traditional” means of genetic modifi- cation are risk-free, but that the processes o ...

genes from one species to another without added hazard.Agrobacterium tumefaciensis a natural genetic engineer, moving short piec ...

undermine public confidence without adding any compensating features or increased assur- ance of product safety. The curious pub ...

low-risk products of rDNA technology. In essence, it means abandoning the popular but scientifically flawed approach of capturin ...

where an insect would feed and growers had to treat often since sunlight quickly broke down Bt. With the advent of genetic engin ...

LIFE BOX 12.2. RAYMOND D. SHILLITO Raymond D. Shillito, Regional Manager External Technical Services—Americas Molecular and Bioc ...

effort. Due mainly to the efforts of Catherine Cramer and Gleta Carswell, we were able to show regeneration of elite maize proto ...

Jia S, Peng Y (2002): GMO biosafety research in China. EnvironBiosafety Res 1 :5–8. Kessler C, Economidis I (2001): EC Sponsored ...

&CHAPTER 13 Field Testing of Transgenic Plants DETLEF BARTSCH and ACHIM GATHMANN Federal Office of Consumer Protection and F ...

13.1 Introduction Field testing is an important last step in the creation of transgenic plants. Two important and interrelated a ...

13.2.1 Initial Evaluation (ERA Step 1) The initial evaluation of need determines whether a risk assessment is required for a spe ...

safe.” Where potential hazards are detected in these early tier tests, additional information is required. In these cases, highe ...