There has been no specific assessment commissioned by the Department for International Development (DFID) on the effectiveness and reliability of genetic use restriction technologies as a biosafety tool. However, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has published a review of the various technologies that might be used as biosafety tools for crops. The Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment (ACRE) also provided advice on the findings of this report. Both the study and the ACRE advice are available on the DEFRA website at:
www.defra.gov.uk/science/project_data/DocumentLibrary/CB02036/CB02036_3629_FRP.doc
www.defra.gov.uk/environment/acre/advice/pdf/acre_advice73.pdf