You can e-mail the OECD and send comments till feb. 15. See their
website.
wytze
GENETNL wrote:
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> TITLE: GM food safety: Facts, uncertainty, and assessment
> The OECD Edinburgh Conference on the Scientific and
> Health Aspects of Genetically Modified Foods
> SOURCE: OECD, http://www.oecd.org/subject/biotech/edinburgh.htm
> DATE: February, 2000
>
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> GM FOOD SAFETY: FACTS, UNCERTAINTIES, AND ASSESSMENT
> The OECD Edinburgh Conference on the Scientific and Health
> Aspects of Genetically Modified Foods
>
> The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development will
> be holding a major international conference, hosted by the
> Government of the United Kingdom, in Edinburgh, Scotland on 28
> February - 1 March 2000. The event, which will be broadcast live
> on the Internet, is part of a programme of work at the OECD to
> review and report on aspects of biotechnology and food safety in
> response to mandates from OECD Ministers and a request from
> leaders of the Group of Eight industrial countries.
>
> The conference - chaired by Professor John Krebs - will bring
> together, by invitation, approximately 400 participants. These
> will be leading experts from academia, consumer and other
> interest groups, industry, international organisations,
> developing countries, OECD government representatives, and the
> press. The purpose of the Conference is to achieve a constructive
> dialogue on the safety of GM food, with an emphasis on the
> underlying science and on human health. Through a comprehensive
> and balanced set of presentations, and through a frank exchange
> of views, answers will be sought to the following questions:
>
> - What is the state of scientific understanding of the genetic
> modification of foods, and what are the areas in which
> scientific uncertainty exists? What are the current trends and
> future prospects? What are the potential benefits and risks?
> - How do the natural and social sciences help us understand and
> ensure the safety of GM foods (for example, by comparing the
> health risks associated with GM and conventional foods)? How do
> consumers perceive food safety risks?
> - How is GM food safety assessed within existing regulatory
> frameworks?
> - Is further international co-operation on scientific GM food
> safety issues required?
>
> We welcome the input of all interested groups with technical
> expertise in the area of GM food science by way of written
> submissions on the key scientific issues they consider most
> relevant to these questions.
>
> Please email your input before 15 February.
>
> Please watch this website for further details on the Edinburgh
> conference such as
> - the Programme overview - Last update : 20/01/2000 [PDF 15KB]
> - List of international NGOs invited to the GM food conference
> [PDF 5KB]
>
> Media enquiries should be made to Helen Fisher at
> helen.fisher@oecd.org.
>
> General enquiries should be addressed to
> STIBioquestions@oecd.org.
>
> Journalists can register online [PDF 22KB] for the conference.
>
> The live Webcast will be accessible from www.oecd.org/Edinburgh
>
> We also draw your attention to:
> - the OECD Biotechnology and Food Safety Web site
> - the summary of the OECD's intensive dialogue with civil society
> held 20 November 1999
>
> --
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