Biotechnology

29 September 2006 World Trade Agency Upholds Challenge of European Biotech Ban  The World Trade Organization (WTO) has ruled that a European Union (EU) moratorium on approvals of agricultural biotechnology products is illegal, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) says.

12 June 2006 United States, European Commission Renew Biotech Task Force  The United State and European Commission (EC) renewed a consultative task force on biotechnology research in an agreement signed June 8 by John Marburger, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Janez Potocnik, commissioner for science and research for the European Commission.

15 June 2005 Biotech Products Rigorously Regulated, U.S. Official Says  The three U.S. agencies responsible for regulating agricultural biotechnology are working to assure industry, consumers and other groups both in the United States and abroad that genetically engineered crops, animal vaccines and other products are "rigorously regulated for safety," says Chuck Lambert, deputy under secretary of agriculture for regulatory programs.

08 November 2004 U.S. Says NAFTA Report on Genetically Modified Corn is "Flawed"  The U.S. government says a report by an environmental commission of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) regarding genetically modified maize (corn) is "fundamentally flawed and unscientific."

28 July 2004 Modified Foods Should be Judged Case-by-Case, Scientists Say  Foods that have been significantly modified by genetic engineering or any other method should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis before being made available commercially, according to a new report commissioned by the three U.S. government bodies that regulate agricultural biotechnology.

17 June 2004 - USAID Fact Sheet on Establishing National Biosafety Systems
17 June 2004 - USAID Fact Sheet on Assessing Biotech Crops for Safety
17 June 2004 - USAID Fact Sheet on Africa's Access to Farm Technologies
17 June 2004 - USAID Fact Sheet on Benefits of Biotech Crops
17 June 2004 - USAID Fact Sheet on Global Use of Biotechnology
17 June 2004 - USAID Fact Sheet Outlines Agricultural Biotechnology Basics

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