Biotechnology Project
Center for Science in the Public Interest
 Articles and Speeches

Are Current Rules Adequate to Regulate Genetic Engineering? published in The Environmental Forum (The Policy Journal of the Environmental Law Institute)
—March/April 2009 (Acrobat - 2,196kb)

Questions About Genetically Engineered Animals, published in The Miami Herald
—October, 23, 2008 (Acrobat - 66kb)

Genetically Modified Crops Need More Oversight, published in The Des Moines Register
— March 26, 2007 (Acrobat - 1,112kb)

Regulatory Slowdown on GM Crop Decisions, published in Nature
— July 2007 (Acrobat - 530kb)

Animal Cloning: FDA Safety Call Not Enough, published in Businessweek.com
— January 9, 2007 (Acrobat - 13kb)

Comparative Analysis of the National Biosafety Regulatory Systems In East Africa
— January 2006

"Implementing the Cartagena Biosafety Protocol through national biosafety regulatory systems: an analysis of key unresolved issues" by Gregory Jaffe, published in the Journal of Public Affairs
— August-November 2005 (Acrobat - 1,220kb)

"Creating the Proper Environment for Acceptance of Agricultural Biotechnology" by Gregory Jaffe
— June, 2005, to be published in NABC 17 Proceedings, Spring of 2006 (Acrobat - 44kb)

Biotech: Keep it, but regulate it
— June 25, 2004 (Acrobat - 100kb)

"Biosafety Regulation in the North and South" by Gregory Jaffe, published in the proceedings of the 8th International on the Biosafety of Genetically Modified Organisms
— September, 2004 (Acrobat - 19kb)

"Current Regulation of Biopharming: Is it Adequate?", Presentation by Gregory Jaffe at American Bar Association Fifth Biotechnology Roundtable
— May 21, 2003 (Acrobat - 98kb)

"Who's Watching What You Eat?", by Michael Jacobson and Gregory Jaffe in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
— April 23, 2003

Statement of Gregory Jaffe at Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology's Public Form entitled "Labeling Genetically Modified Foods: Communicating or Creating Confusion?"
— June 27, 2002

"How to Approach the Regulatory Condundrum?" presented at the National Agricultural Biotechnology Council's Foods for Health conference
— May 19, 2002

“Coordinated Framework: Structure Needs a Overhaul,” The Environmental Forum
— May/June 2002 (Acrobat - 56kb)

A Consumer Perspective on Regulating Agricultural Biotechnology,” presented at “Biotechnology and Sustainable Development: Voices of the South and North” conference
— March 18, 2002 (Acrobat - 60kb)

Getting Consumers the Information They Want About Genetically Engineered Foods: An Interim Solution”, FDLI's Update magazine
— November/December 2001

Genetically Engineered Foods: Are They Safe?”, Nutrition Action Healthletter
— November 2001

Lessen the Fear of Genetically Engineered Crops”, Christian Science Monitor
— August 8, 2001

FDA Approval of Genetically Engineered Food is Necessary to Protect Consumers”, AgBiotech Buzz
— June, 2001

Agricultural Biotechnology: Savior or Scourge?”, Address to National Agricultural Biotechnology Council Conference
— May 22, 2001

Common Sense on Biotechnology”, Wall Street Journal, published under the title “Consumer Groups Shouldn’t Reject Biotech”
— January 25, 2001

Biotech Food: Friends or Foes?, Nutrition Action Healthletter
— June 2000

Genetically Modified Food Fight - Higher levels of testing are needed for crops that have an increased potential for harm. West. J. Med., 2000, vol. 172, pp. 220-221 (Acrobat 23k)
— April, 2000

Statement of Michael F. Jacobson, Executive Director of CSPI, on the safety and labeling of genetically engineered foods, before the FDA
— November 18, 1999
  
 
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