"An international [United Nations] conference has agreed to hold
producers or handlers of genetically engineered organisms (GMO) liable
for damage their products cause to native plants or animals,
organizers said."
UN biosafety conference agrees in principle on liability deal
The Earth Times, May 16, 2008
"The accord initially provides for countries to claim compensation
from those directly responsible for environmental damage or from the
manufacturers of the genetic products that caused the damage."
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205980,un-biosafety-conference-agrees-in-principle
-on-liability-deal.html
Group agrees on liability for GMO damage
Associated Press (MIT Technology Review), May 16, 2008
"The Greenpeace environmental movement, which denounces gene-modified
plants as dangerous, says the agreement has too many loopholes that
could be exploited during the next two years of negotiations."
