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Genetically Modified Pest-Protected Plants: Science and Regulation (2000)
Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources (BANR)

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GENETICALLY MODIFIED PEST-PROTECTED PLANTS: SCIENCE AND REGULATION

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POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND HUMAN HEALTH IMPLICATIONS OF PEST-PROTECTED PLANTS

 

40

   

2.1  Risk Assessment and Pest-Protected Plants,

 

40

   

2.2  Review of Previous National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council Reports,

 

42

   

2.3  Forms and Mechanisms of Genetically Controlled Pest-Protection,

 

46

   

2.4  Potential Health Effects of Diverse Gene Products and Breeding Methods,

 

54

   

2.5  Potential Human Health Effects,

 

62

   

2.6  Potential Effects on Nontarget Organisms,

 

73

   

2.7  Gene Flow from Transgenic Pest-Protected Plants,

 

80

   

2.8  Agronomic Risks Associated With Virus-Resistant Crops,

 

93

   

2.9  Pest Resistance to Pest-Protected Plants and Resistance Management,

 

95

   

2.10  Recommendations,

 

102

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CROSSROADS OF SCIENCE AND OVERSIGHT

 

104

   

3.1  Case Studies of Pest-Protected Crops and Their Oversight,

 

104

   

3.2  Analysis of the 1994 and 1997 Proposed Environmental Protection Agency Rules for Plant-Pesticides,

 

126

   

3.3  Suggested Questions for Oversight,

 

135

   

3.4  Research Needs,

 

139

   

3.5  Recommendations,

 

142

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STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF THE CURRENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

 

144

   

4.1  Overview of the Regulation of Plant Products Under the Coordinated Framework,

 

144

   

4.2  Evaluation of the Environmental Protection Agency's Regulation of Pesticidal Substances in Plants Under the 1994 Proposed Rule,

 

151

   

4.3  Evaluation of the Regulation of Transgenic Pest-Protected Plants under the Multiagency Approach of the Coordinated Framework,

 

155

   

4.4  Impacts of the Coordinated Framework,

 

178

   

4.5  Recommendations,

 

179

 

 

REFERENCES

 

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