Zia Haq, Hindustan Times, New Delhi, Several officials who sit on India’s biotech regulator, which is preparing to take a decision on genetically modified mustard, are also associated with global organisations that lobby for GM crops, HT has learnt.
Such an arrangement represents potential conflicts of interest, according to critics, who argue that there must be an arm’s length distance.
On Wednesday, the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), the regulator empowered to clear transgenic crops for commercialisation, released an assessment report of genetically modified (GM) mustard on its website for public comments.