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published: 17 Jul 2008
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Novel aspects of the environmental risk assessment of drought-tolerant genetically modified maize andomega-3 fatty acid genetically modified soybean
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Person:Dr. Marco GielkensNational Focal Point BCH, GMO OfficePO Box 1Bilthoven,
3720 BA, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)Phone: +31 30 274 4179,Fax:Email: marco.gielkens@rivm.nl,Website:Related OrganizationMinistry for the Environment ()Government agency (National/Federal)PO Box 1Bilthoven,
3720 BA, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)Phone: +31 30 274 4179,Fax:Email: marco.gielkens@rivm.nl,Website:
2007-10
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Original document
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For this study two examples of novel generation GM plants were selected:
1. Drought-tolerant GM maize, whose drought tolerance is caused by genetic modification with one of more genes on one gene cassette, or by interference in one or more metabolic pathways through RNAi-techniques, and;
2. GM soybean with an increased content of omega-3-fatty acids, due to genetic modification with one gene derived, for instance, of a fish or algae.
Against this background the main questions are:
1. Whether the environmental risk assessment (ERA) of these novel generation GM plants, as required by EU Directive 2001/18/EC, involves novel aspects, which cannot be addressed by current ERA methodologies, and;
2. If so, how to consider these novel aspects adequately in the ERA.
With a view to these questions, an inventory should therefore be made of the information needed for the ERA of these novel generation GM plants, the possible bottlenecks in their ERA, and in which way targeted research might be conducted to address the possible bottlenecks
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1. Drought-tolerant GM maize, whose drought tolerance is caused by genetic modification with one of more genes on one gene cassette, or by interference in one or more metabolic pathways through RNAi-techniques, and;
2. GM soybean with an increased content of omega-3-fatty acids, due to genetic modification with one gene derived, for instance, of a fish or algae.
Against this background the main questions are:
1. Whether the environmental risk assessment (ERA) of these novel generation GM plants, as required by EU Directive 2001/18/EC, involves novel aspects, which cannot be addressed by current ERA methodologies, and;
2. If so, how to consider these novel aspects adequately in the ERA.
With a view to these questions, an inventory should therefore be made of the information needed for the ERA of these novel generation GM plants, the possible bottlenecks in their ERA, and in which way targeted research might be conducted to address the possible bottlenecks
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Keywords and any other relevant information
Novel traits
LMO categories: Plants
