Saying that genetically engineered crops have the potential to pose food safety risks and harm the environment, the National Academy of Sciences yesterday cautiously endorsed the safety of biotech foods now on the market but called for stronger regulation of the novel plants.
On Monday morning, the Swedish retail giant H&M and Inditex, owner of the popular Zara chain, endorsed the safety plan.
In addition to the W.H.O. and the Royal Society, scientific organizations from around the world, including the European Commission and, in the United States, the National Academy of Sciences, have strongly endorsed the safety of G.M. foods.
In addition to the W.H.O. and Royal Society, scientific organizations from around the world, including the European Commission and, in the United States, the National Academy of Sciences, have strongly endorsed the safety of G.M. foods.
B5 OBITUARIES C25 SCIENCE/HEALTH Caution on Altered Plants The National Academy of Sciences cautiously endorsed the safety of genetically engineered food now on the market, but called for stronger regulation, citing a potential for harm.
A high-level debate about the health risks of mercury appeared to be settled on Tuesday when a National Academy of Sciences' panel endorsed strict safety levels set by the Environmental Protection Agency EPAA).
Health and dental organizations worldwide have endorsed its safety and effectiveness.
The International Atomic Energy Agency did endorse safety procedures set out by Lynas for operations like the transport of the slightly radioactive ore from a mine in the west Australian desert by way of Singapore to the Malaysian port of Kuantan, followed by a short truck trip to the Gebeng industrial district.
We're pretty deep in a ditch in terms of what has been conceded by people who you might otherwise expect to have endorsed gun-safety measures — judicially, legislative, politically, culturally.
C1 Doubts About Taser Safety Taser International, whose electrical guns are used by thousands of police departments nationwide, says that a federal study endorses the safety of its guns, but the Air Force laboratory that conducted the study now says that it found that the guns could be dangerous and that more data was needed to evaluate their risks.
