Collaboration or Control?

An in-depth research into who is who in the German competent authorities for the assessment and approval of GM crops, should that many of those involved play a number of roles in different networks. Some of the scientists in the approval authorities and the national research institutes giving advices to the authorities are also member of lobby organisations and/or are involved with the biotech industry.

The report shows these networks, connections and confusion of roles on the example of the suspension and approval of the monitoring plan for MON810 in 2007, as well as on several organisations and projects. It also contains details over who is who.
It can be downloaded in German