Governing risk in GM agriculture / edited by Michael Baram, Mathilde Bourrier.

"This book addresses the issues and methods involved in governing risks posed by genetically modified (GM) agriculture. It examines the evolution of policies intended to ensure the safety of GM crops and food products in the United States and Europe and the regulatory approaches and other socia...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Cambridge)
Other Authors: Baram, Michael S., Bourrier, Mathilde, 1966-
Other title:Governing risk in genetically modified agriculture
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Series:Cambridge books online.
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Table of Contents:
  • Governing risk in GM agriculture: an introduction / Michael Baram and Mathilde Bourrier
  • Governance of GM crop and food safety in the United States / Michael Baram
  • The European Union's regulatory framework: developments in legislation, safety assessment and public perception / Marianna Schauzu
  • The Dutch approach to safety governance of GM agriculture / Hubert P.J.M. Noteborn and Freija H. van Duijne
  • Evolution of the regulatory system for GM crops in Brazil / Paulo José Leite Farias and Juliana Mezzomo Allain
  • Coexistence and traceability of GMOs in the agro-food sector / Klaus Menrad, Tobias Hirzinger, and Daniella Reitmeier
  • The "pharming" challenge / Armin Spök
  • GMO as a sustainability issue: the role of the global reporting initiative / Philip J. Vergragt and Halina sZejnwald Brown
  • Applying safety science to genetically modified agriculture / Mathilde Bourrier.