No Limited Release Of Bt Brinjal, Says Ramesh
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First published in Sanctuary Asia,
Vol. 31
No. 5,
May 2011
“There is no such thing as limited release," Ramesh told Business Standard.
Majority of the 16-member Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), constituted by the ministry to look into long-term safety of Bt brinjal, favoured limited release of the genetically modified variety under strict monitoring. The committee of scientists and experts on gene technology, had met on April 27, and most had suggested there was no need of further testing.
Dr Pushp Bhargava, a GEAC member, however said, there were no recommendations by the committee. Limited release was just an opinion. “People who had vested interest only favoured partial release," she said. Read the full report here.
Source: Piyali Mandal, Business Standard, New Delhi.
