Biosafety - BioTrack

This document compiles information on recent activities related to the environmental safety assessment of biotechnology products (biosafety) at the international level between April 2021 and May 2022. The information was provided by OECD Members, partner countries and observer organisations participating in the work, prepared for the ‘Tour de Table’ of the WP-HROB annual meeting held in May 2022.

This document compiles information on recent activities related to the safety assessment of novel foods and feeds at the international level between April 2021 and May 2022. The information was provided by OECD Members, partner countries and observer organisations participating in the work, prepared for the ‘Tour de Table’ of the WP-SNFF annual meeting held in May 2022.

Volume 9 of the Series compiles the biosafety consensus documents developed by the OECD Working Party on the Harmonisation of Regulatory Oversight in Biotechnology from 2019 to 2021. It deals with the biology of APPLE, SAFFLOWER and RICE, three important crops for agriculture and consumption worldwide. For each plant species, the book includes elements of taxonomy, morphology, centres of origin, life cycle, reproductive biology, genetics, outcrossing, crop production and cultivation practices, interaction with other organisms, main pests and pathogens, and biotechnological developments.