Risk assessment and variety registration of transgenic crops
2008
Lee, K.P. (National Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, RDA, Suwon, Republic of Korea) | Kim, D.H. (National Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, RDA, Suwon, Republic of Korea) | Kweon, S.J. (National Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, RDA, Suwon, Republic of Korea) | Baek, H.J. (National Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, RDA, Suwon, Republic of Korea) | Ryu, T.H. (National Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, RDA, Suwon, Republic of Korea), E-mail: [email protected]
Final regulatory steps for commercialization of transgenic crops are risk assessment and variety registration. The risk assessment of transgenic crops requires broad network of scientists, high cost and long term. Developers of transgenic crops, therefore, face to additional challenges to consider theoretical and strategic aspects on risk assessment. The general concept for risk assessment of genetically modified organisms was derived from chemical risk assessment. Due to the complexity of organisms, however, comparative approaches that are substantial equivalence and familarity have been developed. In practical view, the integration of risk assessment is more difficult than the evaluation of each risk factors involving gene flow, toxicity and allergenicity. Variety registration of transgenic crops requires the results of risk assessment compared with non-GM crops and agronomic data analyzed with standard varieties. For economic and fast commercialization, risk assessment process should combined with condition of cultivation test for variety registration.
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