Governing Risk in GM Agriculture

Michael Baram is Professor Emeritus at Boston University School of Law. He is the author of seven books and more than 110 articles on the social control of hazardous technologies in the United States and Europe. His research, publications and legal and advisory activities have dealt with regulation, liability and industrial management of risks to public and worker health and safety and the environment in several technological sectors. Mathilde Bourrier is Professor of Sociology at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. She is the author of three books and has published numerous articles in international journals. Her research, publications and advisory activities deal with the social construction of safety, safety management and organizational reliability in medical, nuclear and other technological risk sectors.

This book addresses the issues and methods involved in governing risks posed by genetically modified (GM) agriculture.

1. Governing risk in GM agriculture: an introduction Michael Baram and Mathilde Bourrier; Part I. Risk Governance and Public Discourse: 2. Governance of GM crop and food safety in the United States Michael Baram; 3. The European Union's regulatory framework: developments in legislation, safety assessment and public perception Marianna Schauzu; 4. The Dutch approach to safety governance of GM agriculture Hubert Noteborn and Freija van Duijne; 5. Evolution of the regulatory system for GM crops in Brazil Paulo L. Farias and Juliana Mezzomo Allain; Part II. Future Challenges: 6. Coexistence and traceability of GMOs in the agro-food sector Klaus Menrad, Tobias Hirzinger and Daniella Reitmeier; 7. The pharming challenge Armin Spok; 8. GMO as a sustainability issue: the role of the global reporting initiative Philip Vergragt; 9. Applying safety science to GM agriculture Mathilde Bourrier.