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Interpretation of regulatory requirements to large scale biosafety — the role of the Industrial Biosafety Project

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Biosafety in Industrial Biotechnology

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Safety issues associated with biotechnology, have gathered momentum in recent years because of the development of powerful new techniques such as the application of recombinant DNA technology (r-DNA) to microorganisms. National and international regulatory developments have ensued, most notably the studies by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.1.> Many of the principles have been incorporated into EC directives on contained use2. and deliberate release to the environment3. and recently been implemented through the Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations, 19924. and the Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) Regulations, 1992.5.

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Leaver, G. (1994). Interpretation of regulatory requirements to large scale biosafety — the role of the Industrial Biosafety Project. In: Hambleton, P., Melling, J., Salusbury, T.T. (eds) Biosafety in Industrial Biotechnology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1352-6_11

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