AMFLORA

What is it ? Who did it ? What is the problem ? History If i am a BASF product developer, would I

propose a GMO product like Amflora ?

Plan

A variety of transgenic starch

potato= a potato genetically modified

introduction of one or more genes from other species

What is it ?

BASF Plant Science, a subsidiary of

the German chemical company BASF

one of the world’s leading suppliers of plant biotechnology solutions for agriculture

Who did it ?

1. We do not have the necessary

perspective to the assessment of these risks on the environment and the consumer…

What is the problem ?

2. Risks to the environment: - Transmission and cross-pollination

intervarietal - Appearance of insect resistant transgenic

plants - The issue of the impact on beneficial

insects such as bees - Changes in agricultural practices - Risk of loss of biodiversity

What is the problem ?Environmental

problem

Antibiotic Resistance

What will happen after ?

What is the problem ? Health Problem

3.Modifying the genome of plants

and animals, and finally men ?

One firm US-Canadian claims to hold 100,000 genetically modified salmon and have already command for 15 million eggs…

What is the problem ? : Ethical problem

March 2, 2010 : approved after 13

years of litigation by the European Commission for a period of ten years for a production in Germany, Sweden and the Czech Republic

January 2012, BASF announced the abandonment of marketing in the EU Amflora

History of Amflora

NO

If i am a BASF product developer, would I propose a GMO product like

Amflora ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjtIl5B1zXI

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