Limits of Concern: suggestions for the operationalisation of a concept to determine the relevance of adverse effects in the ERA of GMOs

Abstract Background The European Food Safety Authority proposed a concept for the environmental risk assessment of genetically modified plants in the EU that is based on the definition of thresholds for the acceptability of potential adverse effects on the environment. This concept, called Limits of...

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Main Authors: Marion Dolezel, Marianne Miklau, Andreas Heissenberger, Wolfram Reichenbecher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-10-01
Series:Environmental Sciences Europe
Subjects:
GMO
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12302-018-0169-6