GM foods debate needs a recipe for restoring trust
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The Codex Alimentarius Commission, responsible for determining international food standards, is to meet shortly to consider labelling principles for genetically modified (GM) food. It will be necessary to take into account very differing views on this issue. The European Union feels that any food containing detectable GM ingredients must be labelled, while the US believes that there should only be an obligation to label GM food if the product differs considerably from food already available. It is clear that food safety regulations must take account of broad public concerns if they are to be credible.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1999
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The complex realities of sharing genetic assets
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Current discussions about bioprospecting, or the search for natural products of potential value to industry, do not focus merely on economic matters. Very mixed views have been expressed about the potential value of the assets in question, but it seems likely that bioprospecting will not prove as profitable as some observers believe. The most promising area of bioprospecting is likely to be the genetic sequences of plants. The whole issue of bioprospecting is currently clouded with mistrust and suspicion, and it is clear that solutions based on mutualities of interest must be found.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1998
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US groups sue over approval of Bt crops...
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A lawsuit against the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been filed by a group of US environmentalists and organic farmers, over its approval of the farming of genetically engineered crops. They allege that the EPA has approved Bt maize, cotton and potatoes engineered to produce toxins made by Bacillus thuringiensis a soil bacterium, without proper assessment of their environmental safety. They also claim that the EPA has broken the law by approving the crops as 'plant pesticides', as approved pesticides must not have unreasonable adverse effects on the environment.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1999
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