India's MOEF Exempts Rule on Approval for GMF Imports
September 21, 2007| |
India's Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF) through the Gazette notification dated 11 Sept 2007 has given an exemption to Rule 11 titled “Permission and approval of food stuffs” of the manufacture, use, import, export and storage of hazardous microorganisms/genetically engineered organisms from the Cells Rules 1989 (Rules 1989) of the Environment Protection Act 1986.
This exemption will allow producers not to seek approval from the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) to produce, sell, import or use food stuffs, ingredients in food stuffs and additives including processing aids containing or consisting of genetically engineered organisms or cells where the end product is not a living modified organism (LMO). However, the food stuffs derived from the GM organisms, as other food products will be regulated as per the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act and Rules 1954. The GEAC will continue to regulate and govern products consisting of living modified organisms (LMOs).
For details about this notification see The Gazette of India Extraordinary Part II -Sec.. 3(ii) S.O.No.1519 (E) New Delhi, published on 11 September, 2007. For more information about biotech in India contact: Bhagirath Choudhary at b.choudhary@isaaa.org.
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