Environmental risk assessment of the GloFish® Sunburst Orange®, Starfire Red®, Galactic Purple®, Moonrise Pink®, and Cosmic Blue® tetras : transgenic ornamental fish, imported to Canada for sale in the...: Fs70-5/2019-006E-PDF
"Pursuant to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA), a notification under the New Substances Notification Regulations (Organisms) (NSNR(O)) was submitted by Spectrum Brands to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) for the import of five genetically engineered White Skirt Tetras (Gymnocorymbus ternetzi), called the GloFish® Sunburst Orange® Tetra (OT2018), Moonrise Pink® Tetra (PiT2018), Starfire Red® Tetra (RT2018), Galactic Purple® Tetra (PT2018), and Cosmic Blue® Tetra (BT2018), for commercial sales in Canada. The environmental risk assessment analyzed potential hazards, likelihood of exposure and associated uncertainties, to reach a conclusion on risk"--Abstract, page viii.
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| Department/Agency | Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat, issuing body. Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. National Capital Region, issuing body. |
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| Title | Environmental risk assessment of the GloFish® Sunburst Orange®, Starfire Red®, Galactic Purple®, Moonrise Pink®, and Cosmic Blue® tetras : transgenic ornamental fish, imported to Canada for sale in the pet trade / R. Leggatt and C. McGowan. |
| Variant title | Transgenic ornamental fish, imported to Canada for sale in the pet trade |
| Series title | Research document, 1919-5044 ; 2019/006 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | "May 2021." Cover title. "National Capital Region." Issued also in French under title: Évaluation des risques pour l'environnement posés par les tétras GloFishMD Sunburst OrangeMD, Starfire RedMD, Galactic PurpleMD, Moonrise PinkMD et Cosmic BlueMD : des poissons d'ornement transgéniques importés au Canada pour le commerce des animaux domestiques. Includes bibliographical references (pages 33-36). |
| Publishing information | Ottawa ON : Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS), 2021. ©2021 |
| Author / Contributor | Leggatt, Rosalind Alexandra, 1974- author. |
| Description | 1 online resource (viii, 36 pages) : illustrations. |
| ISBN | 9780660384658 |
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| Subject terms | Transgenic fish -- Environmental aspects -- Canada. Transgenic fish -- Health aspects -- Canada. Transgenic fish -- Risk assessment -- Canada. Tetras -- Genetic engineering. |
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