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Submission on GMO Amendment Bill. Wynand van der Walt SANSOR Food N Crop Bio. GMO ACT 15/1997. COMPREHENSIVE ALL GM ACTIVITIES ALL ORGANISMS LABORATORY TO CONSUMER. GMO ACT 15/1997. 6 DEPARTMENTS EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE REVIEWERS. GLOBAL GM CROPS (1).
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Submission on GMO Amendment Bill Wynand van der Walt SANSOR Food N Crop Bio
GMO ACT 15/1997 • COMPREHENSIVE • ALL GM ACTIVITIES • ALL ORGANISMS • LABORATORY TO CONSUMER
GMO ACT 15/1997 • 6 DEPARTMENTS • EXECUTIVE COUNCIL • ADVISORY COMMITTEE • REVIEWERS
GLOBAL GM CROPS (1) • 50 – FOLD INCREASE • 2005 90 MILL HA • 10 YRS 475 MILL HA • SOYBEAN, MAIZE, COTTON, CANOLA
GLOBAL GM CROPS (2) HERBICIDE TOLERANCE
GLOBAL GM CROPS (3) INSECT RESISTANCE
GLOBAL GM CROPS (4) • STACKED GENES • BENEFITS R41 BILL 2005 • R170 BILL 10 YEARS
PRECAUTION • NOT DISPROPORTIONATE • COMPARABLE SITUATIONS • DIFFERENT SITUATIONS • COST BENEFIT
AMENDMENTS (1) • SECTION 2.2 • EXCLUDES HUMAN GENE THERAPY
AMENDMENTS (2) • SECTION 1 • AVOIDANCE OF RISKS?
AMENDMENTS (3) TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENT
AMENDMENTS (4) SECTION 5 COUNCIL MUST REQUIRE ……RISK ASSESSMENT
AMENDMENTS (5) SECTION 7 COUNCIL DECISION BY ALL MEMBERS
AMENDMENTS (6) SECTION 9 INSPECTION of FACILITIES
AMENDMENTS (7) SECTION 10 COMPOSITION of ADVISORY COMMITTEE WHY SPECIFY ECOLOGIST?