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South Asia Biosafety Program

SABP is dedicated to assisting the Governments of Bangladesh and India in further strengthening institutional governance of agricultural biotechnology.

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AGBIOS is dedicated to providing public policy, regulatory, and risk assessment expertise for products of biotechnology.

AGBIOS has worked with government departments and agencies on issues of policy and regulation pertaining to genetically modified and other novel foods, crops, and forest tree species. The Company also provides experience and expertise to commercial enterprises seeking regulatory approval of biotechnology products, and to other public and private sector groups seeking clarification of issues associated with the development and utilization of biotechnology processes and products.

Our website offers access to a database of safety information on all genetically modified plant products that have received regulatory approval, information on the implementation of biosafety systems, including case studies for food and environmental safety assessments, and a searchable library of biosafety-related citations in key topic areas.

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Recent Additions

Safety and nutritional assessment of GM plants and derived food and feed: The role of animal feeding trials Report of the EFSA GMO Panel Working Group on Animal Feeding Trials Food and Chemical Toxicology 46 (2008) S2–S70 Download

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Consensus Document on Safety Information on Transgenic Plants Expressing Bacillus thuringiensis - Derived Insect Control Protein OECD Environment, Health and Safety Publications Series on Harmonisation of Regulatory Oversight in Biotechnology Download

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Sixty-two years of Fighting hunger: personal recollections Norman E. Borlaug Euphytica Download

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