Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Global Monitor for GM Crops

Here is an interesting website http://www.biosafety-info.net/article.php?aid=503 which attempts to provide a global monitoring system for GM crops

GM Contamination Register http://www.gmcontaminationregister.org/
“Because of this failure of national and international agencies, GeneWatch UK and Greenpeace International have launched this joint initiative to record all incidents of contamination arising from the intentional or accidental release of genetically modified (GM) organisms (which are also known as genetically engineered (GE) organisms).” This site only records those releases that are on public record and does not include the releases from biotech companies to test their products (for example see “hot potato”… http://www.biosafety-info.net/article.php?aid=507)

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