SCARM Working Group to Prepare `Good Agricultural Practice Guidelines for Genetically Modified Crops and Pastures

Australasian Biotechnology, Volume 8 Number 1, January/February 1998, pp. 25-26 SCARM Working Group to Prepare `Good Agricultural Practice Guidelines for Genetically Modified Crops and Pastures A Faragher and N F Millis Code Number:AU98005 Sizes of Files: Text: 9K Graphics: No associated graphics files The number of genetically manipulated crops and pastures nearing commercial (general) release is increasing worldwide and in Australia. Specific genes are now being introduced into different crops, and different genes are being introduced into a single crop. As a result of these developments, regulatory agencies and potential users of genetically manipulated crops have become aware of the need for a coordinated approach to release of the crops if their use is to be sustainable. Copyright 1998 Australian Biotechnology Association Lt