Safety Regulations for New GMO Crops

Authors

Richard K. Perrin, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

ORCID IDs

Richard K. Perrin

Date of this Version

10-19-2005

Comments

Published in Cornhusker Economics, 10/19/2005. Produced by the Cooperative Extension, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
http://www.agecon.unl.edu/Cornhuskereconomics.html

Abstract

Starlink. Monarch Butterflies. Frankenfoods. These words conjure foreboding thoughts of potential catastrophe lurking behind the development of genetically modified organisms, or GMO’s. Are they really safe to be released? Are they safe to even experiment with? The purpose here is to describe the federal regulatory system that addresses these issues.