Challenges and Risks of Genetically Engineered Organisms [electronic resource] /
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentContent Provider
Organisation for Economic Co operation and DevelopmentContent Provider
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2004.
This book discusses the often diverging risks and opportunities associated with genetically engineered organisms in terms of the environment, food safety, and economics and trade. These issues were raised at the OECD Workshop on Challenges and Risks of GMOs - What Risk Analysis is Appropriate? Options for Future Policy Making Towards Integrated Agro-Food Systems, held in Maastricht, Netherlands, in July 2003.  Discussions also covered the relevant WTO Agreements and their relationship with other multilateral accords as well as  regional and national approaches.
Proceedings of a workshop on "Challenges and Risks of GMOs -- What Risk Analysis is Appropriate?" held in Maastricht, Netherlands, 16-18 July 2003.
Includes bibliographical references.
Agricultural GMOs -- Japanese Views on Risks of Biotechnology and Intellectual Property -- Developing Countries and the Regulation of GMOs -- Scientific Challenges for Risk Assessment -- Risk Analysis of Soil-Plant Horizontal Gene Transfer -- Sustainable Agricultural Systems and GMOs. Is Co-Existence Possible? -- The Processing Sector -- The Agricultural Sector -- A Farmer's Perspective on GMOs Risk Analysis -- International Trade in Biotechnology Products and Multilateral Legal Frameworks -- Introduction -- The Consumer -- Challenges for the Media -- General Discussion -- Annexes -- Intellectual Property Rights Regime in the EU -- Biotech Food -- The EU Legislation regarding GMOs and its Implications for Trade -- Risk Analysis for GMOs and the Role of the New European Food Safety Authority -- Food Safety.
This book discusses the often diverging risks and opportunities associated with genetically engineered organisms in terms of the environment, food safety, and economics and trade. These issues were raised at the OECD Workshop on Challenges and Risks of GMOs - What Risk Analysis is Appropriate? Options for Future Policy Making Towards Integrated Agro-Food Systems, held in Maastricht, Netherlands, in July 2003.  Discussions also covered the relevant WTO Agreements and their relationship with other multilateral accords as well as  regional and national approaches.
Transgenic organisms
Genetic engineering
Biotechnology

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