Gentically Modified Foods Risk Management

GM Foods Policy and Actions
Other GM Foods Risk Management Resources

GM Foods Policy and Actions

Format	Author(s)	Title / Description	Date added	Details
	Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology	2001-2002 Legislative Activity Related to Agricultural Biotechnology This fact sheet describes federal and state legislative activity and trends related to agricultural biotechnology. Publication Month: June 2003	Aug 20, 2003
	Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission	Animal Nutrition - Legislation List Listing of legislation in the EU regarding such topics as feed additives, feed materials, undesirable substances, (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, May 4, 2004	May 10, 2004
	Food Standards Australia New Zealand	Application A533 - Food Derived from Glufosinate-ammonium-tolerant Cotton Line LL25: Draft Assessment Report Draft assessment regarding an application for approval for food derived from genetically modified cotton line LL25. (more) Deadline: Wednesday, July 6, 2005 Publication Date: Wednesday, May 25, 2005	Jun 30, 2005
	Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity	Biosafety Clearing-House Portal to information related to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. Includes national contacts, laws and (more)	Jul 16, 2005
	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Biotechnology Policy Documents of FAO Members This page provides access to the biotechnology policy documents of FAO member countries.	Jul 19, 2002
	Biotechnology Regulatory Services, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Biotechnology Regulatory Services: Compliance and Enforcement Information about the BRS's Compliance and Enforcement Program for ensuring compliance with regulations regarding (more)	Dec 1, 2003
	Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission	Commission Improves Rules on Labelling and Tracing of GMOs in Europe to Enable Freedom of Choice and Ensure Environmental Safety This document from July 25, 2001 describes the legislation of the European Commission on tracing, labelling, and (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, July 25, 2001	Aug 13, 2002
	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development	Database for Products Derived Using Modern Biotechnology Prototype database of information on products of modern biotechnology that have been approved or are in the process (more)	Apr 4, 2005
	European Commission	European Legislative Framework for GMOs is Now in Place Release describing the adoption by the Council of Ministers of new legislation regarding the traceability and (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, July 22, 2003	Jul 23, 2003
	Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission	Food Labelling This site provides access to EU legislation related to food labeling, including such topics as the labeling of quinine, caffeine, beef, and GMOs. (more)	Mar 23, 2005
	Unnevehr, Laurian J. (Ed.)	Food Safety in Food Security and Food Trade Collection of briefs on such topics as food safety, mycotoxins, and GM crops in developing countries, and food (more) Publication Month: September 2003	Aug 19, 2004
	Leatherhead Food International	FoodlineWeb This site provides news and events related to the food and drink industries. It also hosts several databases (more)	Oct 21, 2002
	USDA Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture	Global Traceability and Labeling Requirements for Agricultural Biotechnology-Derived Products: Impacts and Implications for the United States Report on the impacts of other countries? biotechnology labeling and traceability requirements for plant-based (more) Publication Date: Monday, May 9, 2005	May 11, 2005
	Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission	GM Food & Feed This page provides information on the European Union's activities related to GM food and feed. Includes links to (more)	Aug 21, 2002
	Office of Food Additive Safety, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and Center for Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug Administration	Guidance for Industry: Recommendations for the Early Food Safety Evaluation of New Non-Pesticidal Proteins Produced by New Plant Varieties Intended for Food Use: Draft Guidance Draft guidance for industry on the early food safety evaluation of new non-pesticidal proteins produced by new plant (more) Publication Month: November 2004	Nov 22, 2004
	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	International Portal on Food Safety, Animal and Plant Health Portal to access official information from countries and international organizations related to food safety, animal, (more)	Jun 3, 2004
	International Portal on Food Safety, Animal and Plant Health, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	IPFSAPH - Genetically Modified Organisms Resources on genetically modified organisms from the International Portal on Food Safety, Animal and Plant Health. (more)	Dec 5, 2005
	Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology	Legislation Tracker 2004 Tables of state and federal legislative activity related to agricultural biotechnology. Includes state, number, (more) Publication Month: May 2005	Aug 20, 2003
	New Zealand Ministry of Research, Science and Technology	New Zealand Biotechnology Strategy This page provides access to the New Zealand Biotechnology Strategy document and supporting information. The document (more) Publication Date: Monday, May 26, 2003	Mar 10, 2004
	Scientific Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms, European Food Safety Authority	Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms on a Request from the Commission Related to Guidance Notes Supplementing Part B of Annex II to Council Directive 90/219/EEC, as Amended by Directive 98/81/EC, on the Contained Use of . . . Opinion adopted by this panel on December 11, 2003 regarding guidance notes on the contained use of genetically (more) Publication Date: Monday, March 1, 2004	Apr 8, 2004
	Taylor, Michael R.; Tick, Jody S.	Post-Market Oversight of Biotech Foods: Is the System Prepared? Report on issues related to the regulation of biotechnology after products are introduced to the environment or the marketplace. (more) Publication Month: April 2003	Jun 4, 2003
	Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission	Questions and Answers on the Regulation of GMOs in the European Union Questions and answers on EU legislation of GMOs. Annexes include "GMO Products approved under Directive 90/220/EEC as (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, February 7, 2006	Sep 7, 2004
	Grocery Manufacturers of America	rBST Regulation Brief history of rBST labeling cases, and the GMA's opinion on state-specific labeling of rBST.	Aug 7, 2002
	European Parliament/Council of the European Union	Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on Genetically Modified Food and Feed (Text with EEA Relevance) European regulations regarding the authorization, supervision, and labeling of genetically modified food and feed. (more) Publication Date: Saturday, October 18, 2003	Nov 5, 2003
	European Parliament/Council of the European Union	Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 Concerning the Traceability and Labeling of Genetically Modified Organisms and the Traceability of Food and Feed Products Produced from Genetically . . . Regulation regarding the traceability and labeling of genetically modified organisms and food and feed products produced from GMOs. (more) Publication Date: Saturday, October 18, 2003	Nov 5, 2003
	Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology	State Legislative and Local Activities related to Agricultural Biotechnology Continue to Grow in 2003-2004 This fact sheet describes state and local legislative activity and trends related to agricultural biotechnology. Publication Month: May 2005	Aug 16, 2005
	Golan, Elise; Krissoff, Barry; Kuchler, Fred	Traceability for Food Marketing and Food Safety: What's the Next Step? This report provides an overview of traceability, including motivations for traceability, public concerns, and a (more) Publication Month: January 2002	Jul 11, 2002
	Center for Biological Informatics, U.S. Geological Survey/U.S. Department of Agriculture/Environmental Protection Agency/Food and Drug Administration	U.S. Database of Completed Regulatory Agency Reviews Database of information on genetically engineered crops intended for food or feed that have been reviewed by U.S. (more)	Dec 9, 2004
	Environmental Protection Agency	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Statement on Bt10 Statement regarding Bt10, including discussion of EPA’s risk assessment for Bt10 plant- incorporated protectants (more)	May 2, 2005
	Center for Biological Informatics, U.S. Geological Survey/U.S. Department of Agriculture/Environmental Protection Agency/Food and Drug Administration	U.S. Laws and Regulations This page links to information on U.S. laws and regulations related to agricultural biotechnology.	Dec 9, 2004
	Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology	U.S. vs. EU: An Examination of the Trade Issues Surrounding Genetically Modified Food This report discusses the European Commission's proposals regarding genetically modified foods and the effects the (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, June 4, 2002	Jul 19, 2002

Other GM Foods Risk Management Resources

Format	Author(s)	Title / Description	Date added	Details
	Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Biotechnology and U.S. Agricultural Trade This website provides information and resources related to biotechnology and U.S. trade in agriculture. Includes (more)	Sep 14, 2004
	Omamo, Steven Were; Grebmer, Klaus von	Biotechnology, Agriculture, and Food Security in Southern Africa Discussion of the application of agricultural biotechnology in southern Africa, including a chapter on food safety (more) Publication Year: 2005	Jun 16, 2005
	Marshall, Andrew	Caution: May Be Harmless If Swallowed Editorial on the labeling of GM foods in Europe. Access to the full text may require subscription or purchase. Publication Month: August 2002	Aug 2, 2002
	Isaac Funk Family Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign/ Agriculture Network Information Center	Corn Information This website links to resources related to corn, including resources on biotechnology, economics, statistics, and (more)	Dec 21, 2004
	Advisory Forum, European Food Safety Authority	EFSA Advisory Forum Event Berlin: Abstracts and presentations from this public event on topics related to the risk assessment process. (more) Event Dates: Monday, November 8, 2004 - Tuesday, November 9, 2004 Publication Date: Friday, November 12, 2004	Aug 6, 2004
	Expert Panel on the Future of Food Biotechnology	Elements of Precaution: Recommendations for the Regulation of Food Biotechnology in Canada This report was prepared at the request of Health Canada, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, and Environment (more) Publication Month: January 2001	Jun 9, 2003
	Environmental Risk Management Authority New Zealand	Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA) New Zealand New Zealand government organization that is responsible for the control of hazardous substances and of new plants and (more)	Oct 29, 2002
	Strategy Unit, United Kingdom Cabinet Office	Field Work: Weighing up the Costs and Benefits of GM crops Report on the costs and benefits of GM crops in the UK. Chapters include "The backdrop for GM crops: science, (more) Publication Year: 2003	Jul 17, 2003
	Unnevehr, Laurian J. (Ed.)	Food Safety in Food Security and Food Trade Collection of briefs on such topics as food safety, mycotoxins, and GM crops in developing countries, and food (more) Publication Month: September 2003	Aug 19, 2004
	Leatherhead Food International	FoodlineWeb This site provides news and events related to the food and drink industries. It also hosts several databases (more)	Oct 21, 2002
	Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology	Future Fish: Issues in Science and Regulation of Transgenic Fish This report addresses the potential economic, environmental, food safety, and regulatory issues posed by transgenic fish. (more) Publication Month: January 2003	Jun 4, 2003
	USDA Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture	Global Traceability and Labeling Requirements for Agricultural Biotechnology-Derived Products: Impacts and Implications for the United States Report on the impacts of other countries? biotechnology labeling and traceability requirements for plant-based (more) Publication Date: Monday, May 9, 2005	May 11, 2005
	GM Science Review Panel	GM Science Review First Report Review of the science related to genetically modified crops and foods, including such topics as science in the (more) Publication Month: July 2003	Nov 10, 2004
	IdentiGEN	IdentiGEN Genetic Testing Services: DNA Based Solutions for the Agri-food Industries Company that uses DNA-based solutions, such as genetic identification, in applications for the food and agriculture (more)	Aug 27, 2003
	International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology	International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Biosafety Web Pages Databases, publications, events, and links to resources related to biotechnology risk assessment and management and biosafety. (more) Deadline: Monday, January 9, 2006	Jan 9, 2006
	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	International Portal on Food Safety, Animal and Plant Health Portal to access official information from countries and international organizations related to food safety, animal, (more)	Jun 3, 2004
	Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology	Issues in the Regulation of Genetically Engineered Plants and Animals Report on the U.S. regulatory system for biotechnology, including regulation for food safety. Includes discussion of (more) Publication Month: April 2004	Dec 9, 2004
	National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy	National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy Non-profit organization that conducts research related to biotechnology, pesticides, international trade and (more)	Jun 24, 2003
	Precautionary Expertise for GM Crops, Biotechnology Policy Group, Faculty of Technology, Open University	Precautionary Expertise for GM Crops (PEG) Information about and reports from this project on the use of the precautionary principle in regulatory processes for GM crops in European countries. (more)	Apr 5, 2005
	Program for Biosafety Systems, International Food Policy Research Institute	Program for Biosafety Systems: A Partnership Program for Biosafety Capacity Development Program that works to support the development of national biosafety systems in developing countries. The website (more) Deadline: Friday, September 16, 2005