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Article: Environmental Effects of Transgenic Plants: the Scope and Adequacy of Regulation.(Book Review)
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- Crop Science
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- January 1, 2003
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Edited by B. BODLING. National Academy Press, 2101 Constitution Ave. N.W., Lockbox 285, Washington, DC 20055. 2002. Hardcover, 342 pp., $49.95. ISBN 0-309-08263-3.
This volume is a very readable report that evaluates the scope and adequacy of the USDA's oversight of environmental issues related to transgenic plants. Despite the controversial nature of this mandate, the 12-member National Research Council committee achieved consensus in its role of searching for problems and recommending changes in the way USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) assesses environmental risks as well as the policies and limitations that define its mission. The ...