GM research

New regulations for GM crops and research
Dr.T.P.Sethumadhavan
Recent supreme Court of India's order directing the Government to publicise the results of trials on the safety of genetically modified (GM) food items represents a breakthrough in the campaign for biosafety regulations in India.ccording to Suman Sahai, Convener of Gene Campaign. The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC)has been directed to consider the toxicity and allergic nature of GM foods. The order asked the Government to post the relevant material on the web so that independent experts can examine it.The committee has been asked to study the isolation distance of experimental fields from neighbouring fields to prevent contamination.
globally almost all countries including US started revising regulations on GM products. existing protocols for biosafety are extremely inadequate. Recently Mexico had imposed a ban on cultivation and research on GE corn.