09.03.2010 | permalink
While Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh doesn’t trust the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee’s green flag to Bt brinjal, Philippines has relied on the very same results to fast-track its own process to grant approval to the crop. [...] ”Our decision to use the Indian dossier is a testament to the quality of your biosafety framework and to the work of your Genetic Engineering Approval Committee,” [Science and Technology Secretary Estrella Alabastro] said.