Abstract: . . .  develop enhanced methods to identify potential allergens, determine the impacts of specific GM crops on nontarget organisms, and assess the potential for and consequences of spreading trans- genic organisms into wild populations. The study also found that EPA, USDA, and FDA successfully apply existing statutes to address the introduction of crops, but that improved coordination is possible and necessary to enhance the credibility and trans- parency of the regulatory and testing process.  . . .
. . .  addition- al research to ensure that foods derived from geneti- cally modified plants and animals are not causing undesirable effects. For example, priority should be given to develop enhanced methods to identify potential allergens, determine the impacts of specific GM crops on nontarget organisms, and assess the potential for and consequences of spreading trans- genic organisms into wild populations. The study also found that EPA, USDA, and FDA successfully apply existing statutes to address the introduction of crops, but that improved coordination is possible and necessary to enhance the credibility and trans- parency of the regulatory and testing process.  . . .
. . .  with varieties of more than 20 plant species. Soybean, corn, cotton, and canola were the most commercially important of these species (International Service for the Acquisition of Agricultural Biotechnology , 2001), accounting for 25.8, 10.3, 5.3, and 2.8 million hectares of the total, respectively. The amount of GM crops planted worldwide in 2000 is 25 times higher than in 1996. The United States was by far the largest producer of GM food technology, with 69% of the global total. Argentina produced 23%, and Canada pro- duced 7%. China produced only 1% of all GM crops. Small amounts were also planted in Australia, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Mexico, Romania, South Africa, Spain, and Uruguay. GMO Risks and Benefits The National Research Council’s (NRC) most recent study of GM crops, Genetically Modified Pest- Protected Plants: Science and Regulation, reaffirmed the findings of 1987 and . . .
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