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Fig. 1 Comparison of GM insect resistant and non-GM maize. The recombinant DNA sequence present in GM maize, target for the DNA-based detection of GM, is enlarged How to Reliably Test for GMOsTable 1 List of websites useful for detection of GMOs Short description Website Sources of Information on GMOs The Biosafety Clearing-House (BCH) is a mechanism setup by the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to facilitate the exchange of information on Living Modifi ed Organisms (LMOs) and assist the parties to better comply with their obligations under the Protocol. It provides global access to a variety of scientifi c, technical, environmental, legal, and capacity-building information and links to National BCH. http://bch.cbd.int/ BCH also includes LMO Registry. http://bch.cbd.int/database/organisms/ uniqueidentifi ers/ Centre for Environmental Risk Assessment (CERA) 's database of safety information (formerly hosted by AGBIOS) includes not only plants produced using recombinant DNA technologies, but also plants with novel traits that may have been produced using more traditional methods, such as accelerated mutagenesis or plant breeding. http://www.cera-gmc.org/?action =gm_crop_database OECD Biosafety including BioTrack Product Database. http://www2.oecd.org/biotech/ International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications , publishes Global Status of Commercialized Biotech Crops annually. http://www.isaaa.org/ United States Regulatory Agencies Unifi ed Biotechnology Website. http://usbiotechreg.nbii.gov/ Information Systems for Biotechnology (ISB) provide information resources to support the environmentally responsible use of agricultural biotechnology products. They include documents and searchable databases pertaining to the development, testing, and regulatory review of genetically engineered plants, animals, and microorganisms within the United States and abroad (supported by USDA). http://www.nbiap.vt.edu/ Biotechnology Industry Organization http://www.bio.org/ European Union (EU) GM food and feed, legislation, authorization, labeling, notifi cation of existing products. http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/ biotechnology/ gmfood/index_en.htm European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) , GMO panel. http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/panels/ gmo.htm European Union Reference Laboratory for GM Food and Feed (EU-RL GMFF). http://gmo-crl.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ GMO register : deliberate release and placing GMOs on the EU market. http://gmoinfo.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ GMO compass is the work of independent science journalists, including the status of GMO applications/ approvals in the European Union, and other news from plant biotechnology, presented to the public in a way that is easy to understand and readily accessible.

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