MAF Submission to the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification
Table of Contents
- SUBMISSION TO THE ROYAL COMMISSION ON GENETIC MODIFICATION
- 1- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- 2 - CONTEXT
- Agriculture, horticulture and forestry make a significant contribution to New Zealand's economy, environment and society, including to Maori development
- Genetically modified crops have been rapidly adopted by farmers in some overseas countries but genetic modification is mainly used as a research tool in New Zealand
- International developments in commercial releases of GM organisms
- Genetic modification research in New Zealand's primary industries
- 3 - Existing Regulation - MAF's Regulatory Roles
- MAF uses a risk management approach to regulation
- MAF's risk management approach to biosecurity
- MAF's risk management approach to food
- Managing food safety
- MAF interface with other food regulatory regimes
- Managing biosecurity risks at the border
- Managing GM organisms in New Zealand
- Managing agricultural and veterinary products
- Managing animal welfare
- 4 - Gaps and Issues
- There are some gaps in the existing regulatory system
- Border control alone could not guarantee that New Zealand could remain non-GM
- Genetic modification, like other breeding processes, may have environmental risks and benefits
- Biological Control of Possums
- Maori views
- Perceptions of risk and ethical concerns
- International trade agreements benefit New Zealand
- There are likely to be economic opportunities for both GM and non-GM primary production
- Can GM production and non-GM production coexist?
- 5 - Conclusion
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