Grade (Permit/Report) |
Target Facilities Description |
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Grade 1 (Report) | Facilities conducting experiments using genetically modified organisms (GMOs) that are known** not to cause disease in healthy adults** or harm the environment. Facilities conducting experiments with GMOs developed from such organisms. |
Grade 2 (Report) | Facilities conducting experiments using GMOs that may cause disease in humans but are generally treatable. Even if released, the risk is limited and treatment is available. Experiments with GMOs developed from such organisms are performed here. |
Grade 3 (Permit) | Facilities conducting experiments using GMOs that can cause serious illness or death in humans if released into the environment, but for which effective treatments or preventive measures are available. Experiments with GMOs developed from such organisms. |
Grade 4 (Permit) | Facilities conducting experiments using GMOs that can cause severe or fatal disease in humans and for which treatment or preventive measures are generally not available. Experiments with GMOs developed from such organisms, with stringent containment. |