Biosafety - BioTrack

POTATO, whose tubers are used worldwide for foods, feeds and industrial uses, is the fourth global staple crop after rice, wheat and maize. This consensus document, a revision of the original 2002 publication, includes the latest information on the composition of potato such as nutrients, toxicants, allergens, anti-nutrients and other plant metabolites. It also suggests constituents to be analysed when conducting safety assessment of new varieties related to food and feed uses. It provides a technical tool for regulatory officials as a general guide and reference source, and also for industry and other interested parties.

Dryland oilseed crop traditionally used for food and textile dyes, SAFFLOWER is now mostly cultivated for oil production. This consensus document provides science-based key insights for the regulatory assessment of the environmental safety of safflower genetically-engineered varieties: taxonomy, centres of origin, cultivation, reproductive biology, genetics, hybridisation and introgression, and ecology. Annexes present the safflower common pests and pathogens, and current biotechnology developments. Novel varieties are developed for increased oleic acid content, production of bovine pro-chymosin enzyme, and glufosinate tolerance.

The OECD Conference on Genome Editing: Applications in Agriculture – Implications for Health, Environment and Regulation explored the safety and regulatory considerations raised by genome edited products, with the aim to favour a coherent policy approach to facilitate innovation involving genome editing and will bring together policy makers, academia, innovators and other stakeholders involved in the topic.