EFSA Guidelines on the environmental risk assessment of genetically modified animals in the EU: The process and risk assessment considerations

Journal fur Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL.1, 2014, Pages 85-91

  Mestdagh, Sylvie ^a   Devos, Yann ^a   Ehlert, Christina ^a   Liu, Yi ^a   Podevin, Nancy ^a   Rodighiero, Stefano ^a   Waigmann, Elisabeth ^a   Kiss, József ^b   Perry, Joe N ^c   Sweet, Jeremy B ^d  

^a EUROPEAN FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Italy)

^b SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c Oaklands Barn   (United Kingdom)

^d Sweet Environmental Consultants   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EFSA; Environmental risk assessment; GM animals; Public consultation; Working groups

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903851877     PISSN: 16615751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00003-014-0898-4     Document Type: Article

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