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Title

A Review of the Environmental Safety of the Cry1Ac Protein

Author

Center for Environmental Risk Assessment, ILSI Research Foundation

Author’s contact information

1156 Fifteenth Street N.W., Washington D.C. 20005-1743 USA

Organization(s) involved in the publication of this resource

Center for Environmental Risk Assessment (CERA)

1156 15th Street, NW
Second Floor

Washington, DC

United States of America, 20005-1743

Phone:	+1 202 659-3306
Fax:	+1 202 659-3617
Email:	info@cera-gmc.org
Url:	http://www.cera-gmc.org

Record #103131

Language(s)

English
Spanish
Portuguese

Publication date

2010-05-26

Subject

Summary, abstract or table of contents

This document provides a comprehensive review of information and data relevant to the environmental risk assessment of Cry1Ac and presents a summary statement about the environmental safety of this protein. All sources of information reviewed herein were publically available and included: dossiers presented to regulatory authorities; decision summaries prepared by regulatory authorities; peer reviewed literature; and product summaries prepared by product developers.

Thematic areas

Biosafety policy and regulation
- National administrative frameworks
- National decision making system
- National policies
- National/Domestic regulatory frameworks or guidelines
Capacity building
LMO use and transboundary movement
Scientific and technical issues
- Risk assessment

Background material to the “Guidance on risk assessment of living modified organisms”

Is this document is recommend as background material for the “Guidance on Risk Assessment of Living Modified Organisms”

http://bch.cbd.int/onlineconferences/guidance_ra

Yes

Section(s) of the “Guidance on Risk Assessment of Living Modified Organisms” this background material is relevant

Part I: Roadmap for risk assessment of living modified organisms
- Conducting the risk assessment
  - Step 1: “an identification of any novel genotypic and phenotypic characteristics associated with the living modified organism that may have adverse effects on biological diversity in the likely potential receiving environment, taking also into account risks to human health”

Information on Organisms or LMOs

Gene(s) identification

Cry1Ac - Bacillus thuringiensis - Bt, Bacillus

Resistance to diseases and pests - Insects - Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths)

Record #14986

Additional Information

Type of resource

Article (journal / magazine / newspaper)

Publisher and its location

ILSI Research Foundation

Rights

Format

PDF

Keywords and any other relevant information

Cry1Ac, Bacillus thuringiensis, insect resistance, genetically engineered, environmental risk assessment

Access to the resource

Link to the resource(s)

EN		http://cera-gmc.org/docs/cera_publications/pub_02_2010.pdf
ES		http://cera-gmc.org/docs/cera_publications/pub_04_2011.pdf
PT		http://cera-gmc.org/docs/cera_publications/pub_02_2011.pdf

A Review of the Environmental Safety of the Cry1Ac Protein.pdf