The Codex Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Foods Derived from Biotechnology, at its 27 November to 1 December 2006 meeting in Chiba, Japan, agreed to a US proposal to undertake new work on developing guidance on safety assessment in cases of accidental presence of genetically modified organisms.

Members also decided to establish an electronic working group to work on a draft annex on the safety assessment of foods derived from plants genetically modified for nutritional or health benefits, and deferred consideration of antibiotic resistance marker genes until the next session.
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ICTSD Bridges Trade BioRes, 15 December 2006
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