A new publication entitled "Biosafety regulations of Asia-Pacific countries", by K. Gupta, J.L. Karihaloo and R.K. Khetarpal, is now available on the web. Published by FAO, the Asia-Pacific Consortium on Agricultural Biotechnology (APCoAB) and the Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI), the 108-page document lists and briefly details the regulatory instruments related to biosafety of products of biotechnology for agriculture and food existing in 39 countries of Asia and the Pacific. It contains additional chapters providing an introduction to recent developments in agricultural biotechnology in the region, issues on biosafety, and international regulatory instruments on biosafety. A brief analysis of the present status of national biosafety regulations with respect to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety is also included. See http://www.apcoab.org/documents/bs_pub.pdf (670 KB) or contact [email protected] for more information.

24/09/2008