Book contents
- Genetically Modified Organisms in Developing CountriesRisk Analysis and Governance
- Genetically Modified Organisms in Developing Countries
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Risk Analysis Methodology and Decision-Making
- Part II Diversification of Expertise
- 8 Regulation of GMOs in Developing Countries: Why Socio-Economic Considerations Matter for Decision-Making
- 9 Food Safety Assessment of Genetically Modified Crops in Developing Countries: The Experience in Africa
- 10 Being Scientific about Socio-Economics in GMO Decision-Making in Developing Countries
- 11 The Sharing of Information in Risk Assessment: How National Authorities Cooperate
- 12 Should GM Rice with Nutrition Benefits Be Deployed? Findings from Biotech and Socio-Economic Research
- Part III Risk-Analysis-Based Regulatory Systems
- Part IV Case Studies from Developing Countries
- Index
- References
11 - The Sharing of Information in Risk Assessment: How National Authorities Cooperate
from Part II - Diversification of Expertise
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 July 2017
Book contents
- Genetically Modified Organisms in Developing CountriesRisk Analysis and Governance
- Genetically Modified Organisms in Developing Countries
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Risk Analysis Methodology and Decision-Making
- Part II Diversification of Expertise
- 8 Regulation of GMOs in Developing Countries: Why Socio-Economic Considerations Matter for Decision-Making
- 9 Food Safety Assessment of Genetically Modified Crops in Developing Countries: The Experience in Africa
- 10 Being Scientific about Socio-Economics in GMO Decision-Making in Developing Countries
- 11 The Sharing of Information in Risk Assessment: How National Authorities Cooperate
- 12 Should GM Rice with Nutrition Benefits Be Deployed? Findings from Biotech and Socio-Economic Research
- Part III Risk-Analysis-Based Regulatory Systems
- Part IV Case Studies from Developing Countries
- Index
- References
Summary
This chapter considers the risk assessment of GM crops from a regulatory perspective. It is based on the experiences of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which is an intergovernmental organisation.. Specifically, it describes how national authorities work together at OECD primarily to develop consensus documents which include information that regulators believe are important in risk assessment. Many of the documents address crops such as maize, soy bean, cotton, papaya, sugar cane and cassava, which have been the subject of genetic modification. Other documents address traits which have been introduced into crops through genetic modification such as herbicide tolerance and insect resistance. Although OECD is limited to thirty-five member countries, the OECD activities related to the risk assessment of GMOs are open to the active participation of a wider group of countries, including some developing countries and countries in transition, especially those with an interest and/ or experience in the risk assessment of GM crops. The consensus documents are intended as practical tools to assist in the risk assessment of transgenic crops.
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- Genetically Modified Organisms in Developing CountriesRisk Analysis and Governance, pp. 128 - 138Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2017
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