Biosafety regulations in Brazil

Trends in biotechnology and biosafety in Brazil.

Biotechnology is a Brazilian priority, and has been recognized for its potential to promote sustainable development. The Government recently announced an ambitious program for Science and Technology, which includes strategies to develop modern biotechnology, continuing three decades of public investments on capacity building and infrastructure, aimed principally at the development of technologi...

Memories of Biosafety in Brazil: Lessons to be Learned

Global welfare and trade-related regulations of GM food: Biosafety, markets and politics

This paper presents an overview of current and upcoming trade related regulations of genetically modified (GM) food, and analyzes their effects on trade, consumers, and producers. Using a three country analytical model of welfare and political interests, the study assesses the economic effects and motivation behind the adoption of import approval regulations, information requirements for GM com...

Health surveillance, biosafety and emergence and re-emergence of infectious diseases in Brazil.

The present paper presents compulsory notification data for infectious diseases and epidemiologic ones recorded at the Center for Strategic Information and Health Surveillance (CIEVS) for the period of March 2006 to April 2007. Data is presented in accordance with geographic distribution, time and risk classification of the etiologic agents found, according to Ministry of Health regulations. Th...

Biosafety in Biotechnology