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Genetically modified (GM) canola in Australia
Genetically modified (GM) canola in Australia
GM canola can only be grown with the approval of the Gene Technology Regulator (the Regulator), who carries out a science-based risk assessment before the crop is approved for release.
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The OGTR carried out scientific assessments of GM canola and the Regulator authorised the first commercial release of two herbicideresistant types in 2003. The OGTR risk assessment found that these types of GM canola posed no more risk to health and the environment than nonGM canola.
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