Regulation of Agricultural Biotechnology: The United States and Canada

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Wozniak, Chris A. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), McHughen, Alan (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Biotechnology.; Genetic engineering.; Agriculture.; Microbiology.; Plant science.; Botany.; Zoology.; Life Sciences.; Genetic Engineering.; Plant Sciences.

Chris Wozniak brings 24 years of experience working with USDA and EPA while Alan McHughen brings over 26 years of working with transgenic organisms as an academic scientist in Canada and USA. Together they compiled a series of chapters from experts from industry, academia and government to explain h...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• Foreword
• 1. Introduction to Biotechnology Regulation: A U.S. History
• 2. Regulation of genetically modified crops in USA and Canada: Canadian overview
• 3. Regulation of genetically modified crops in USA and Canada: American overview
• 4. Regulation of Genetically Engineered Microorganisms under PPA, FIFRA and TSCA
• 5. The promise and potential perils of genetically modified microorganisms in agriculture and the environment
• 6. Regulatory experiences in symbiotic control of Pierce's disease
• 7. Over a Decade of Crop Transgenes Out-of-place
• 8. The Regulation of Organisms used in Agriculture under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
• 9. Regulating the Environmental Release of Plants with Novel Traits in Canada
• 10. Regulatory Requirements for Plant-Incorporated Protectants
• 11. United States Environmental Protection Agency Insect Resistance Management Programs for Plant-Incorporated Protectants and Use of Simulation Modeling
• 12. Development and deregulation of the Plum Pox Virus resistant transgenic plum ‘HoneySweet’.13. Genetically Engineered Insects - Regulatory Progress and Challenges
• 14. Regulation of Genetically Engineered Animals.- 15. Regulatory science, research science and safety assessment in agricultural biotechnology
• 16. The Globalization of Agricultural Biotechnology: Implications for Regulatory Compliance, Stewardship and Stakeholder Engagement
• 17 - Facilitating market access for GE crops developed through public sector research.