A 10-Year Ban for GM Field Trials?

摘要

On 17 October, a scientific panel appointed by India's Supreme Court called for a 10-year moratorium on field trials of genetically modified (GM) food crops, as well as nonfood crops such as cotton that have insect-resistant Bacillus thuringiensis genes. A decade, the panel said, "is a reasonable length of time" to strengthen India's regulatory regime and develop "a cadre of experts in areas of relevance to food safety evaluation, environmental impact assessment etc."