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2009-08-07 | permalink
Canadian researcher praises Australia’s handling of GM issue
A Canadian researcher has given Australia’s chief food regulator a tick of approval for its assessments of genetically modified foods. Dr William Yan, from the Pest Management Regulatory Agency in Ontario, was invited by Food Standards Australia and New Zealand to compare its GM food safety assessment process with international counterparts. Mr Yan says the food regulator’s assessments are ”scientifically rigorous” and are one of the most, if not the most, transparent in the world.
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2009-08-07 | permalink
Canadian researcher praises Australia’s handling of GM issue
A Canadian researcher has given Australia’s chief food regulator a tick of approval for its assessments of genetically modified foods. Dr William Yan, from the Pest Management Regulatory Agency in Ontario, was invited by Food Standards Australia and New Zealand to compare its GM food safety assessment process with international counterparts. Mr Yan says the food regulator’s assessments are ”scientifically rigorous” and are one of the most, if not the most, transparent in the world.
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