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2009-06-30 | permalink
Indian Department of Biotechnology ordered to disclose toxicity and allergenicity data of GE crop and food
The CIC has directed the Department of Biotechnology to provide crucial data pertaining to genetically modified agricultural products to an environmentalist working with voluntary group Greenpeace. [...] The company claimed non-disclosure of data citing section 8(1)(d) of the RTI Act which exempts information from disclosure if it includes commercial confidence, trade secrets and intellectual property. But it has a rider that such details can be disclosed in larger public interest. The Commission held, ”toxicity and allergenicity of any product to be put on large-scale trial is a matter of overriding public interest.”
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2009-06-30 | permalink
Indian Department of Biotechnology ordered to disclose toxicity and allergenicity data of GE crop and food
The CIC has directed the Department of Biotechnology to provide crucial data pertaining to genetically modified agricultural products to an environmentalist working with voluntary group Greenpeace. [...] The company claimed non-disclosure of data citing section 8(1)(d) of the RTI Act which exempts information from disclosure if it includes commercial confidence, trade secrets and intellectual property. But it has a rider that such details can be disclosed in larger public interest. The Commission held, ”toxicity and allergenicity of any product to be put on large-scale trial is a matter of overriding public interest.”
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