ASHOK B SHARMA
Posted online: Saturday , August 18, 2007 at 0151 hrs IST
New Delhi, Aug 17 The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC), after approving field trials of genetically modified (GM) food crops for the first time, has decided to file an application for modification of the Supreme Court order of May 8, 2007.
The Supreme Court in May 8, this year had stipulated that an isolation distance of 200 metre should be maintained during GM crops’ field trials. Prior to the field trials, the concerned company or the institution submit a validated event specific test protocol to detect at least 0.01% genetic contamination and confirm that there has been no contamination.
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