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Title: | Agriculture Under Threat - A Crisis Of Confidence? The Solution: Redefine Adventitious Presence Maximum Levels from Zero to Zero++ | Contributor(s): | Perry, Mark (author) ; Karky, Ramesh (author) | Publication Date: | 2013 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/13163 | Abstract: | The issue of Adventitious Presence (AP) of genes, those that are not "naturally" present in food and crops but rather have been placed there using recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) technology, has become a hot issue for producers and consumers. It can also be a major problem for exporters. Part of this problem is the reality that zero presence is now impossible to guarantee in some crops and products. Pressure has arisen to establish a Low Level Presence (LLP) threshold, one that is above zero, to be determined at an international level. This would allow crops to be imported and exported without the AP genes being approved in the importing country if they are approved in another country. The reality of biotechnological innovation in crops is that it is inevitable that there will be gene "flow" between varieties. This article examines the background of AP, the current state of policy and legislation, and why this has become contentious for producers, importers and exporters. This article examines the Canadian position towards AP as an illustration of a nation that produces many agricultural products based on genetically modified crops. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Canadian Journal of Law and Technology, v.11, p. 25-47 | Publisher: | Carswell | Place of Publication: | Canada | ISSN: | 1703-3047 1702-9228 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 100105 Genetically Modified Field Crops and Pasture 180199 Law not elsewhere classified 180115 Intellectual Property Law 100199 Agricultural Biotechnology not elsewhere classified |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 300105 Genetically modified field crops and pasture 480199 Commercial law not elsewhere classified 480413 Race, ethnicity and law |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 940399 International Relations not elsewhere classified 940406 Legal Processes 940405 Law Reform |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 230406 Legal processes 230405 Law reform |
Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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