date:May 24, 2013
A process. One of these is the use of so-called comparators non-GM animals that serve as a baseline in the comparative risk assessment of GM animals. Another element is the use of appropriate surrogates, when this is considered necessary. A surrogate animal is one that does not bear the same genetic modification at issue but shares enough traits with the GM animal to act as its substitute in risk assessment tests and experiments. The guidance also describes methods for the identification and ch