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CONCERNS ON U.S. BIOTECHNOLOGY LABELING REGULATIONS A ST.KITTS-NEVIS VIEW by Milton Whittaker

CONCERNS ON U.S. BIOTECHNOLOGY LABELING REGULATIONS A ST.KITTS-NEVIS VIEW by Milton Whittaker. CONCERNS ON U.S. BIOTECHNOLOGY REGULATIONS. Why label? Quality of Information Science and Uncertainties Concerns Actions. WHY LABEL?. Provide Information:facts Instructions: use, storage.

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CONCERNS ON U.S. BIOTECHNOLOGY LABELING REGULATIONS A ST.KITTS-NEVIS VIEW by Milton Whittaker

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  1. CONCERNS ON U.S. BIOTECHNOLOGY LABELING REGULATIONSA ST.KITTS-NEVIS VIEWbyMilton Whittaker

  2. CONCERNS ON U.S. BIOTECHNOLOGY REGULATIONS • Why label? • Quality of Information • Science and Uncertainties • Concerns • Actions

  3. WHY LABEL? • Provide Information:facts • Instructions: use, storage

  4. QUALITY OF INFORMATION • Clear • Complete • Understandable • Accurate

  5. SCIENCE AND UNCERTAINTIES • What is known • Short term/Long term

  6. CONCERNS • Health: allergens, nutrition • Environment: seeds,non GM plants/wild, non target organisms • Culture • Religion

  7. ACTIONS • Precautions • Consumer education • Role of national Bureau of Standards • Role of Caricom Standards Council/CROSQ

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