Transportability of confined field trial data from cultivation to import countries for environmental risk assessment of genetically modified crops.

ABSTRACT: Requirement of in-country confined field trials for genetically modified (GM) crops prior to unrestricted release is well-established among countries with domestic regulations for the cultivation approval of GM crops. However, the requirement of in-country confined field trials is not common in countries where the scope of the application does not include cultivation. Nonetheless, Japan and China request in-country confined field trials for GM crops which are intended only for use as food, feed and processing. This paper considers the transportability of confined field trial data from cultivation countries (e.g. United States, Canada, and South American countries) to import countries like Japan for the environmental risk assessment of GM crops by reviewing: (1) the purpose of confined fiel

SUBMITTER: Nakai S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4639567 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature