Australia Approves Limited Release of GM Cotton
September 21, 2007| |
Deltapine Australia Pty Ltd has obtained approval from the country’s Office of Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR) for the limited and controlled release of four GM cotton lines modified to resist the cotton bollworm and tolerate glyphosate application. The trial is authorized to take place at up to 50 sites, in a maximum total area of 500 hectares in New South Wales and Queensland over a three year period (2007-2010).
The approval was made following extensive consultation on the Risk Assessment and Risk Management Plan (RARMP) with the public, the Gene Technology Technical Advisory Committee and other local councils. The finalized RARMP, which was prepared for DIR 073/2007 and formed the basis of the Regulator’s decision, concluded that the proposed release poses negligible risks to people or the environment. Several restrictions, like the monitoring of harvest, transport and storage of GM plant materials, will be strictly imposed.
Several documents relating to this decision are available on the OGTR website http://www.ogtr.gov.au/ir/dir073.htm
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