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Bioethics Retreat

January 10, 2003, 8:00 am-6:00 pm
Scheman Building, Iowa State University
"Implementing the Precautionary Principle for Biotechnology Innovations"
Funded by the Office of Biotechnology at Iowa State University

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Schedule

8:00  Continental breakfast 
8:30 Carolyn Raffensperger: "Implementing the Precautionary Principle: Thoughtful strategies for protecting public health and the environment" 
9:15  GianCarlo Moschini: "Decisions under Risk and the Precautionary Principle: An Economist's Perspective" 
10:00  Break 
10:15  Carl Cranor: "What Could Precautionary Science Be? Research for Early Warnings and a Better Future" 
11:15   Break 
11:30  Carl Cranor: "Some Legal Implications of the Precautionary Principle: Improving Information-Generation and Legal Protections" 
12:30 Lunch  
1:30  Panel, "Precaution and Pharmacrops": Kan Wang, Laura Krause, Doug Getter
(See below for preparatory readings)
3:00  Break 
3:15  Breakout groups: "What would constitute a precautionary approach to pharmaceutical crops?" 
4:00   Reports from breakout groups 
4:45  End 

Reading List for Panel Discussion (1:30 to 3:00)

Relevant Article from FDA/USDA: United States Food Safety System


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