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"A Practical Guide to Containment", Information Systems for Biotechnology
This Guide is intended as a simple and convenient reference on appropriate biosafety and containment levels for GMO research conducted in greenhouses. There may be a broad range of guesses and opinions among scientists and greenhouse managers regarding what is needed. Some may harbor a misunderstanding that all GMOs must be grown in a highly contained 'clean-room,' while others may be completely unaware that certain cases require specific containment measures in order to protect the surrounding environment. The Guide will help clarify what level of containment is needed and what measures are sufficient to achieve the various biosafety levels. (Excerpted from ISB manual "A Practical Guide to Containment")

Crop Life Compliance Management of Confined Field Trials of Genetically Engineered Plants. July 2005.
A generic compliance management document that may be used as a resource by those undertaking confined field trials of genetically modified crops as they develop their own quality management programs.

  • APHIS Regulations on Movement and Release of Transgenic Plant Materials (links at ASPB site)
    http://www.aspb.org/newsletter/mayjun06/22pubaf10.cfm