I believe that EPA regulates Bt in GM crops as plant incorporated protectants (PIPs) or in other words as biopesticides. Bt spray is registered as a pesticide while Bt crops do not appear to be registered. In the GM rice grown in California the human lysozyme in the crop is considered a biopharmaceutical but, as well, the human lysozyme is patented to protect against fungal and bacterial pests, but EPA does not seem to consider it a PIP? The ways of EPA and APHIS are very mysterious. joe cummins Art Petrzelka wrote:
On Wed, 2004-01-14 at 16:22, chris reid wrote:Can someone update me -- Is the GM-containing plant registered as a pesticide, or does the registration of BT as a pesticide somehow become irrelevant when the "spray can" is in the shape of a green plant? I don'tWouldn't it be interesting if we could make a case that planting Bt corn required a chemical applicator's license? -- Art Petrzelka Amana, Iowa, USA ******************************************************** To unsubscribe from SANET-MG: 1- Visit http://lists.sare.org/archives/sanet-mg.html and unsubscribe by typing in your e-mail address or; 2- Send a message to <listserv@sare.org> from the address subscribed to the list. Type "unsubscribe sanet-mg" in the body of the message. Visit the SANET-MG archives at: http://lists.sare.org/archives/sanet-mg.html
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