Institute for Social, Economic & Ecological Sustainability2009-07-192009-07-192002-04-22Institute for Social, Economic and Ecological Sustainability, "Safety First: Making It a Reality for Biotechnology Products." Safety First: Making It a Reality for Biotechnology Products. April 22 2002. Institute for Social, Economic and Ecological Sustainability. 18 Jul 2009 <http://fwcb.cfans.umn.edu/isees/biotech/sfreport.pdf>https://hdl.handle.net/11299/52071The Initiative is proposing a model for pro-active, industry-wide biosafety standards. This pro-active approach uses science and representative public deliberation to: anticipate and resolve biosafety issues as far upstream of commercialization as possible before developers seek regulatory approval of a product; stress public-private partnerships beyond government regulation; and produce biosafety policies that are financially and administratively feasible. Towards this end, the Initiative proposes moving forward to establish the standards and framework for an industry-wide safety program for genetic engineering (and other biotechnology) products, using a process that utilizes the principles of safety engineering that have been successful in other industries.en-USgenetic engineeringbiotechnologysafetyagricultureReport