Australia: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual
The Australian federal government is very supportive of biotechnology and has committed considerable long-term funding to research and development. To date, biotech cotton, canola and carnation varieties are the only agricultural crops approved for commercial release into the environment in Australia. Australia requires that food products derived from genetically engineered crops, if they contain more than one percent of biotech product, must not be sold or used as an ingredient or component of any food unless it is approved in the Food Standards Code. Such products must also be labeled to indicate that they contain biotech products.
