Food Safety - SEARCA Biotechnology Information Center

Executive Order No. 430
Presidential Proclamation No. 526

Executive Order No. 247

Philippine National Policy Statement on Modern Biotechnology

Philippines Department of Agriculture Administrative Order No. 8 Series of 2002

Executive Order No. 514

Presidential Proclamation No. 1414

FOOD SAFETY

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The food safety of crops and foods produced through modern biotechnology techniques are subjected to pre-market safety evaluation and must be approved by government regulatory agencies before reaching the marketplace. In practice, it takes seven to 10 years for a new biotech variety to achieve government permission to be grown commercially. In the process, hundreds of scientific studies must be presented by the developer and evaluated by the agencies and their scientific advisors, most of whom are university experts. The regulatory overview requires developers to demonstrate that their new biotech variety is as safe as other varieties in the marketplace today.

The following are compilations of studies, information materials, communication tools and paper presentations discussing safety of GM crops and foods derived through modern biotechnology:

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GM Food Safety Assessment: Tools for Trainers Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Published 2009	Download PDF (2.909KB)

Food Biotechnology: Consumer Perceptions of Food Biotechnology in Asia Asian Food Information Centre (AFIC) Published 2009	Download PDF (71KB)

AFIC Press Release: Clear support for food biotech by consumers in the Philippines Asian Food Information Centre (AFIC) Published 12 July 2008

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