Mexico: Project Establishes Requirements for Experimental GE Seeds Release

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On January 3, 2017, the Mexican Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fishery and Food (SAGARPA) published an Official Norm Project to establish characteristics and requirements for evaluation studies on the possible risks of experimental release of ¨genetically modified organisms to the environment, biodiversity, and animal, plant and fisheries health.

Mexico: Project Establishes Requirements for Experimental GE Seeds Release

 

Exporting, Regulations & Requirements, New Technologies
Western Hemisphere, Mexico

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