Abstract:
The ability to transfer information about the performance, safety, and environmental impacts of a genetically modified (GM) crop from confined field trials (CFTs) conducted in one location to another is increasingly gaining importance in biosafety regulatory assessment and decision-making. The CFT process can be expensive, time-consuming, and logistically challenging. Data transportability can help overcome these challenges by allowing the use of data obtained from CFTs conducted in one country to inform regulatory decision-making in another country. Applicability of transported CFT data would be particularly beneficial to the public sector product developers and small enterprises that develop innovative GM events but cannot afford to replicate redundant CFTs, as well as regulatory authorities seeking to improve the deployment of limited resources. This review investigates case studies where transported CFT data have successfully been applied in biosafety assessment and decision-making, with an outlook of how African countries could benefit from a similar approach.
摘要:
传递有关表演信息的能力,安全,从一个地点到另一个地点进行的密闭田间试验(CFT)对转基因(GM)作物的环境影响在生物安全法规评估和决策中越来越重要。CFT过程可能很昂贵,耗时,和后勤挑战。数据可传输性可以通过允许使用从一个国家进行的CFT获得的数据为另一个国家的监管决策提供信息来帮助克服这些挑战。运输CFT数据的适用性将特别有利于公共部门产品开发商和小企业开发创新的GM事件,但不能承担复制冗余CFT,以及寻求改善有限资源部署的监管机构。这篇综述调查了运输的CFT数据已成功应用于生物安全评估和决策的案例研究,展望非洲国家如何从类似的方法中受益。