Problem Formulation in Environmental Risk Assessment of
Genetically Modified Crops: A Brazilian Workshop
Julie Fitzpatrick, Adriana Cheavegatti-Gianotto, Jesus
Aparecido Ferro, Maria Fátima Grossi-de-Sa, Paul Keese,
Raymond Layton, Denis Lima, Thomas Nickson, Alan Raybould, Eduardo
Romano, Jörg Romeis, Eugenio Ulian and Mariela Berezovsky
Abstract
A
workshop organized by the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI)
Research
Foundation, ILSI Brasil, and Brazilian Agricultural Research
Corporation (EMBRAPA)
brought together scientists from government, industry and academia to
explore
problem formulation for environmental risk assessment (ERA) of
genetically
modified crops. The workshop focused on the application of current
scientific
knowledge related to the ERA of GM crops in the Brazilian context of
the National
Biosafety Technical Commission (CTNBio) Normative Resolution #05
requirements
and the local environment. Due to the importance of cotton and
sugarcane to
Brazil’s economy and the potential environmental impacts
associated with
introducing genetically modified varieties, these crops were used as
case
studies to illustrate and discuss the general concepts in problem
formulation. This
report is a summary of
the discussions from this workshop.
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