Bt crops have There has been widespread consideration about the safety of GMFAA been linked to GM crops modified to contain Cry genes (see e.g. MADGE health and Mendelsohn et al. 2003; Hammond and Koch 2012) and environmental the conclusion reached through assessment of the data issues available is that Bt crops do not pose a safety concern. It is also relevant to note that products derived from B. thuringiensis have been sprayed on crop plants for 50 years. The effect of these products on human health and the environment was the subject of a critical review by the WHO International Programme on Chemical Safety (WHO 1999). The review concluded that thuringiensis products ‘B. are unlikely to pose any hazard to humans or other vertebrates or the great majority of non-target invertebrates’ Products containing Bt are approved for use on crops in Australia and New Zealand and in both countries there is an exemption from maximum residue limits (MRLs) when Bt is used as an insecticide.
Bt crops have been linked to health and environmental issues GMFAA MADGE There has been widespread consideration about the safety of GM crops modified to contain Cry genes (see e.g. Mendelsohn et al. 2003; Hammond and Koch 2012) and the conclusion reached through assessment of the data available is that Bt crops do not pose a safety concern. It is also relevant to note that products derived from B. thuringiensis have been sprayed on crop plants for 50 years. The effect of these products on human health and the environment was the subject of a critical review by the WHO International Programme on Chemical Safety (WHO 1999). The review concluded that ‘B. thuringiensis products are unlikely to pose any hazard to humans or other vertebrates or the great majority of non-target invertebrates’ Products containing Bt are approved for use on crops in Australia and New Zealand and in both countries there is an exemption from maximum residue limits (MRLs) when Bt is used as an insecticide.
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