Canadian regulatory perspectives on genome engineered crops

GM Crops and Food

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 35-43

  Smyth, Stuart J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

biotechnology; gene editing; GM apples; GM potatoes; innovation; regulation; risk

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CANADA; CROP; FOOD SAFETY; GENE EDITING; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD; GENETICS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT GENOME; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AGRICULTURE; CANADA; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; GENE EDITING; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENOME, PLANT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; PLANT BREEDING; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED;

EID: 85016409906     PISSN: 21645698     EISSN: 21645701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21645698.2016.1257468     Document Type: Article

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