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Genetically engineered crops : agencies are proposing changes to improve oversight, but could take additional steps to enhance coordination and monitoring : report to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, U.S. Senate / United States Government Accountability Office.
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- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- United States. Government Accountability Office
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Genetically modified foods.
- Crops--Genetic engineering--United States.
- Crops.
- Agricultural biotechnology--United States.
- Agricultural biotechnology.
- Transgenic plants--Risk assessment--United States.
- Transgenic plants.
- Transgenic plants--Environmental aspects--United States.
- Food, Genetically Modified.
- Crops--Genetic engineering.
- Transgenic plants--Risk assessment.
- United States.
- Medical Subjects:
- Food, Genetically Modified.
- Physical Description:
- iii, 103 pages : digital, PDF file
- Other Title:
- Agencies are proposing changes to improve oversight, but could take additional steps to enhance coordination and monitoring
- Place of Publication:
- [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2008]
- Summary:
- Genetically engineered (GE) crops--including crops engineered to resist pests or tolerate herbicides--are widespread in the United States and around the world. Taking direction from the 1986 Coordinated Framework for Regulation of Biotechnology, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulate GE crops to ensure that they are safe. The unauthorized mixing of some GE crops with non-GE crops has caused controversy and financial harm. GAO examined (1) unauthorized releases of GE crops, (2) coordination among the three agencies, and (3) additional actions they have proposed to improve oversight. GAO gathered data from agencies and stakeholders; used criteria from prior GAO work to assess coordination; and reviewed agency proposals.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed Dec. 1, 2008).
- "November 2008."
- Includes bibliographical references.
- "GAO-09-60."
- OCLC:
- 277143995
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