Know your GM crops
Series: Observer ; (243) May 2004, 40(1)Publication details: 2004Subject(s): Online resources: Summary: Briefly considers the increase in the cultivation of genetically engineered crops. Increasingly, crops such as maize, soybean, rapeseed and cotton are being approved for use in more countries. However, different national authorities can have different names and descriptions for the same product which can cause problems when sharing information. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has published guidance on developing unique identifiers for transgenic plants which is available at www.oecd.org/scripts/biotech/. The guidance also provides information on the safety of genetically modified organisms which are in commercial use.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Journal article | London Journal article | X126494 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 126494-1001 |
Briefly considers the increase in the cultivation of genetically engineered crops. Increasingly, crops such as maize, soybean, rapeseed and cotton are being approved for use in more countries. However, different national authorities can have different names and descriptions for the same product which can cause problems when sharing information. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has published guidance on developing unique identifiers for transgenic plants which is available at www.oecd.org/scripts/biotech/. The guidance also provides information on the safety of genetically modified organisms which are in commercial use.