triffid flax: a drama in three acts
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This presentation documents the rise and fall (trade and industry costs) of Triffid, a genetically modified flax variety that was approved for food and feed approval in two countries.TRANSCRIPT
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~ Cami Ryan ~ Total Utilization of Flax Genomics
(TUFGEN)
University of Saskatchewan
VALGEN, Vancouver
March 2012
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Act I
Triffid Flax
Act II
Triffid’s Demise
Act III
The Resurrection of Triffid
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5 Source: FAO Stats
Canada
India
US
China
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O for a Muse of fire, that would ascend The brightest heaven of invention, [this Triffid],
A kingdom for a stage, princes to act And monarchs to behold the swelling scene!
Henry V, Act I
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1989 1988 1994
Feed Approval
1996 1996/97
Food
Food/Feed
1998
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‘Tis a vile thing to die, my gracious lord,
When men are unprepared [ for consumers’ response to GM]
and look not for it.
- Richard III, Act III -
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Recall and crush organized
2000 2001
CDC Triffid deregistered
CDC Triffid transported/crushed/destroyed
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What may this mean That thou, dead [Triffid] corse, again, in complete steel,
Revisit'st thus …
- Hamlet, Act I -
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July 2009
Sept 2009
16K tonnes in quarantine
Oct 2009
Testing!!!!
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13 Data Source: Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture (2011)
NPTII marker discovered
FP967 notification on RASFF
Launch of Stewardship Protocol
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14 Source: Viju etal 2011
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Canada:
EU:
$30,000,000 (CDN) $52,000,000 (CDN)
(calculations based on: Ryan & Smyth 2011; Dayananda 2011) ; (COCERAL Report 2011)
> $80,000,000
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“…often gain quick acceptance …and on occasion they do have direct impacts on
government policy...”
Paarlberg and Pray (2008)
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S. Somers on GM Foods: “fake” and "loaded with toxins, chemicals”
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“GMO health risks and their impact on our most precious resource - our children”
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Klaus Ammann
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Questions? Comments? Questions? Comments?
Cami Ryan Departments of Plant Science & Bioresource Policy, Business and Economics
University of Saskatchewan
Twitter me @DocCamiRyan
Blog: http://doccamiryan.wordpress.com/
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Acknowledgements: Stuart Smyth
TUFGEN team VALGEN SaskFlax
Flax Council of Canada