amflora
Post on 29-Jun-2015
320 Views
Preview:
TRANSCRIPT
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
Do you want that your children will be able to eat
?
top related