Abstract / Description of output
Externally applied dsRNA-based biocontrol products may lead to off-target degradation of messenger RNA in target and non-target organisms. For the purposes of regulatory risk assessment of such products, producing a comprehensive catalog of any off-target effects using profiling methods is unnecessary and would be ineffective in supporting decision-making. Instead, problem formulation should derive criteria that indicate acceptable risk and devise a plan to test the hypothesis that the product meets those criteria. The key to effective risk assessment of dsRNA-based biocontrols is determining whether their properties indicate acceptable or unacceptable risk, not whether they arise from on- or off-target effects of dsRNA.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 424 |
Pages (from-to) | 1-7 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Frontiers in plant science |
Volume | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 16 Apr 2020 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- hypothesis testing
- problem formulation
- acceptable risk
- decision-making
- targeted risk assessment