4. Structures responsible for assessing the health risks of GM plants
We have already seen the involvement of international structures in the development of GMP assessment methodology. Structures also exist at national and European level, which we will briefly review.
4.1 At national level
To my knowledge, France was the first country to set up a commission to assess the risks of GMOs in general and GMPs in particular: the Commission du Génie Biomoléculaire (CGB). Created in 1986, it recently celebrated its 20th anniversary. . Initially under the sole authority of the Ministry of Agriculture, it was subsequently placed under dual authority with the Ministry of the Environment. For a long time, it was the only body responsible for assessing the health and environmental risks of GMO release. Since 1992, it has...
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Structures responsible for assessing the health risks of GM plants
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Economic data
In 2007, GMPs were grown on more than 114 million hectares worldwide (figure ); 101 Mha on the American continent, around 6 Mha in India and 4 Mha in China, and very few in Europe (less than 300,000 ha, including 100,000 ha in Spain and Romania, and around 22,000 ha in France). In 2007, therefore, these GMPs were field crops grown in major agricultural countries.
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Bibliography
Websites
FAO
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/agns/biotechnology_en.asp
WHO
http://www.who.int/foodsafety/biotech/en/
EFSA
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