Biosafety - BioTrack

New Consensus Document on compositional considerations for new varieties of CASSAVA (Manihot esculenta)

16-Nov-2009

A Consensus Document on compositional considerations for new varieties of CASSAVA (Manihot esculenta), number 18 in the Series on Safety of Novel Foods and Feeds, is now available online. It contains information on key nutrients, anti-nutrients, toxicants and allergens of food and feed obtained from this staple crop of major importance to many tropical-subtropical regions of the world.

ICGB Newsletter No. 19 Published

19-May-2008

A new issue of the OECD Biotechnology Update has been published. This newsletter provides up-to-date information on the diverse activities at OECD related to biotechnology.

OECD Workshop on the Development of a Unique Identifier for Bacteria

06-Jul-2007

An OECD workshop was held by the Sub-working Group on Micro-organisms of the OECD Working Group on Harmonisation of Regulatory Oversight in Biotechnology (the Working Group), 20-22 June 2007 at Moscow State University.

OECD workshop: Beyond the Blue Book

27-Jun-2006

We are pleased to announce that the OECD workshop - Beyond the Blue Book: Framework for Risk Assessment of Transgenic Plants - will be held on 29 September 2006 in conjunction with the 9th International Symposium on the Biosafety of Genetically Modified Organisms. For questions related to registration, please contact us.

ICGB Biotechnology Newsletter No. 16 Published

18-May-2006

The purpose of the OECD Biotechnology Update is to provide up-to-date information on the diverse activities at OECD related to biotechnology. The newsletter is mainly intended for delegates to OECD meetings who are familiar with OECD's work. However, we hope that it also serves a purpose to the wider biotech community.

Biotechnology Update No. 12

27-Mar-2003

A new issue of the OECD Biotechnology Update has been published. This newsletter provides up-to-date information on the diverse activities at OECD related to biotechnology.

Statements by Ministers and Heads of Government concerning OECD work on Biotechnology

07-Sep-2001

In the Communiqué of the meeting at Genova in July 2001, the G8 Heads of Government welcomed the outcome of the recent Bangkok conference on new biotechnology food and crops and the ad hoc meeting of regulators from OECD countries and Russia.