Concepts for general surveillance of Genetically Modified (GM) plants: The EFSA position

Journal fur Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit

Volumn 1, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 15-20

  Bartsch, Detlef ^a,i   Bigler, F ^b   Castanera, P ^c   Gathmann, A ^a   Gielkens, M ^d   Hartley, S ^e   Lheureux, K ^f   Renckens, S ^f   Schiemann, J ^g   Sweet, J ^h   Wilhelm, R ^g  

^a Bundesamt F Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit   (Germany)

^b AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^f EUROPEAN FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Italy)

^g INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

^h The Green   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ Referat 404 ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Directive 2001 18 EC; General surveillance; GM plants; GMOs; Guidance note 2002 811 EC; Post market environmental monitoring; Regulation (EC) 1829 2003; Reporting; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845634973     PISSN: 16615751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00003-006-0063-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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