Biosafety - BioTrack

BioTrack Online focuses on information related to the regulatory oversight of products of modern biotechnology, in the fields of:

Environmental safety  (biosafety); and
Food and feed safety

The site contains various Consensus/ Guidance Documents, a Product Database, and the regulatory contacts of OECD member countries and other stakeholders

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Revised Consensus Document on Compositional Considerations for New Varieties of Low Erucic Acid Rapeseed (Canola)

05-Jan-2012

The revised Consensus Document on Compositional Considerations for New Varieties of Low Erucic Acid Rapeseed (Canola), number 24 in the Series on the Safety of Novel Foods and Feeds, is now available online. It contains information on the key nutrients, anti-nutrients and toxicants of food and feed obtained from this oilseed crop. Biotech varieties of canola are increasingly being used in several countries. This document revises and updates the 2001 issue (No.1 in the Series) which is hereby repealed.

New Consensus Document on Compositional Considerations for New Varieties of Sugarcane (Saccharum ssp. hybrids)

08-Nov-2011

A Consensus Document on Compositional Considerations for New Varieties of Sugarcane (Saccharum ssp. hybrids), number 23 in the Series on Safety of Novel Foods and Feeds, is now available online.  It contains information on the key nutrients, anti-nutrients and toxicants of food and feed obtained from this grass crop.  Sugarcane is grown in tropical and sub-tropical regions in more than 100 countries and the sugar produced from it is commonly consumed all over the world.

Pathogenicity Factors in Assessing the Potential Adverse Health Effects of Micro-Organisms: Bacteria

22-Sep-2011

The Guidance Document on Pathogenicity Factors in Assessing the Potential Adverse Health Effects of Micro-organisms, number 52 in the Series on Harmonisation of Regulatory Oversight in Biotechnology, is now available online. It addresses the concept of bacterial pathogenicity in the context of risk/safety assessment of deliberate release of ‘genetically engineered’ micro-organisms intended for commercial environmental applications.

A new brochure on the OECD work on Environment is available

07-Feb-2011

This brochure highlights the OECD work on Environment for 2011-2012, covering green growth, climate change, biodiversity, water, eco-innovation, chemical and bio-safety, resource efficiency.

Safety Assessment of Transgenic Organisms: OECD Consensus Documents - Volumes 3 and 4

01-Dec-2010

The Volumes 3 and 4 on "Safety Assessment of Transgenic Organisms: OECD Consensus Documents" are now available. They compile documents issued between 2006 and 2010. These books should be of value to applicants for commercial uses of transgenic organisms (crops, trees, microorganisms), to regulators and risk assessors in national authorities, as well as the wider scientific community.

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