Monitoring or Surveillance? Balancing between theoretical frameworks and practical experiences

Journal fur Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit

Volumn 3, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages 4-7

  Sanvido, Olivier ^a   Romeis, J ^a   Bigler, F ^a  

^a AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

2001 18 EC; Biological control functions; Environmental monitoring; Natural enemies; Transgenic crops

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 62449138167     PISSN: 16615751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00003-009-0354-z     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. ACRE (2004) Guidance on best practice in the design of post-market monitoring plans in submission to the advisory committee on releases to the environment, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment, London.
2. Beissner, L., Wilhelm, R., and Schiemann, J. (2006) Current research activities to develop and test questionnaires as a tool for the General Surveillance of important crop plants. J Verbr Lebensm 1,Supp 1:95-97.
3. Berensmeier, A., and Schmidt, K. (2007) "Good monitoring practice": Quality control measures for farm questionnaires. J Verbr Lebensm 2, Supp 1:56-58.
4. Berensmeier, A., Schmidt, K., Beißner, L., Schiemann, J., and Wilhelm, R. (2006) Statistical analysis of farm questionnaires to search for differences between GM- and non-GM-maize. J Verbr Lebensm 1, Supp 1:80-84.
5. Böttinger, P., and Schiemann, J. (2007) Data acquisition by farm questionnaires - progress, problems and prospects. J Verbr Lebensm 2, Supp 1:52-55.
6. EFSA (2006) Opinion of the scientific panel on genetically modified organisms on the post-market environmental monitoring (PMEM) of genetically modified plants. EFSA J 319:1-27.
7. European Community (2001) Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 March 2001 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms and repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC, European Parliament and the Council of the European Union, Brussels.
8. European Council (2002) Council decision of 3 October 2002 establishing guidance notes supplementing Annex VII to Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms and repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC, The Council of the European Union, Luxemburg.
9. Hill, R. A., and Sendashonga, C. (2003) General principles for risk assessment of living modified organisms: Lessons from chemical risk assessment. Environ Biosafety Res 2:81-88.
10. James, C. (2007) Global status of commercialized biotech/GM crops: 2007, International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications, Ithaca NY.
11. Levidow, L. (2003) Precautionary risk assessment of Bt maize: what uncertainties? J Invertebr Pathol 83:113-117.
12. Pedigo, L. P., Hutchins, S. H., and Higley, L. G. (1986) Economic Injury Levels in theory and practice. Annu Rev Entomol 31:341-368.
13. Raybould, A. (2006) Problem formulation and hypothesis testing for environmental risk assessment of genetically modified crops. Environ Biosafety Res 5:119-125.
14. Raybould, A. (2007) Ecological versus ecotoxicological methods for assessing the environmental risks of transgenic crops. Plant Sci 173:589-602.
15. Romeis, J., Meissle, M., and Bigler, F. (2006) Transgenic crops expressing Bacillus thuringiensis toxins and biological control. Nat Bio technol 24:63-71.
16. Romeis, J., Bartsch, D., Bigler, F., Candolfi, M. P., Gielkens, M., Hartley, S. E., Hellmich, R. L., Huesing, J. E., Jepson, P. C., Layton, R., Quemada, H., Raybould, A., Rose, R. I., Schiemann, J., Sears, M. K., Shelton, A. M., Sweet, J., Vaituzis, Z., and Wolt, J. D. (2008) Nontarget arthropod risk assessment of insect-resistant GM crops. Nature Biotechnol 26:203-208.
17. Sanvido, O., Widmer, F., Winzeler, M., and Bigler, F. (2005) A conceptual framework for the design of environmental post-market monitoring of genetically modified plants. Environ Biosafety Res 4:13-27.
18. Sanvido, O., Widmer, F., Winzeler, M., and Bigler, F. (2006) A framework for the design of general surveillance of genetically modified crops based on a concept for environmental postmarket monitoring. J Verbr Lebensm 1, Supp 1:5-10.
19. Sanvido, O., Aviron, S., Romeis, J., and Bigler, F. (2007) Challenges and perspectives in decision-making during post-market environmental monitoring of genetically modified crops. J Verbr Lebensm 2, Supp 1:37-40.
20. Schiemann, J., Wilhelm, R., Beißner, L., Schmidtke, J., and Schmidt, K. (2006) Data acquisition by farm questionnaires and linkage to other sources of data. J Verbr Lebensm 1, Supp 1:26-29.
21. Schmidt, K., Schmidtke, J., Wilhelm, R., Beissner, L., and Schiemann, J. (2004) Biometrische Auswertung des Fragebogens zum Monitoring des Anbaus gentechnisch veränderter Maissorten -Statistische Beurteilung von Fragestellungen des GVO-Monitoring. Nachrichtenbl Deut Pflanzenschutzd 56:206-212.
22. Tinland, B., Delzenne, P., and Pleysier, A. (2007) Implementation of a post-market monitoring for insect-protected maize MON 810 in the EU. J Verbr Lebensm 2, Supp 1:7-10.
23. von Kröcher, C., and Rörig, M. (2007) Monitoring of plant pests and diseases as a base of the Germany-wide online decision support system ISIP. J Verbr Lebensm 2, Supp 1:50-51.
24. Wilhelm, R., Beissner, L., and Schiemann, J. (2003) Konzept zur Umsetzung eines GVO-Monitoring in Deutschland. Nachrichtenbl Deut Pflanzenschutzd 55:258-272.