Controversies
- Playing God
- Religious Issues
- ethical issues raised
- Patenting of life
- IPR
- level of labeling on products
- control of the food supply
- the objectivity of the regulatory process
- GM crops
- whether food produced from them is safe
- Allergic reaction
- whether the genes could transfer from the food into human cells, and
- whether the genes not approved for human consumption could outcross other crops
- on environment
- whether food produced from them is safe
- risk of Superweeds
Bio-technology regulation in India
Implementation of biosafety procedures, rules and guidelines under Environment (Protection) Act 1986 and Rules 1989 to ensure safety from the use of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)
A three tier mechanism comprising
- Institutional Biosafety Committees (IBSC) at the Institute/ company;
- the Review Committee on Genetic Manipulation (RCGM) in the Department of Biotechnology;
- Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) in the Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoE&F)for granting approval for research and development activities on recombinant DNA products
Agricultural biotechnology
- Agronomic traits
- Insect resistance
- Herbicide tolerance
- Disease resistance
- Temperature tolerance
- Improving Nutritional content
- Vitamin A – Rice
- Banana 21 project has worked to improve the nutrition in bananas to combat micronutrient deficiencies in Uganda