Nora K Murphy

Biographic Data

ID5753729
NAMENora K Murphy
GIVEN NAMESNora K
FAMILY NAMEMurphy
SIGNATUREMURPHY N K
AFFILIATIONSFood and Environment Program at the Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2002
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2003
H-INDEX0

  • Implicit precaution, scientific inference, and indirect evidence

    Open AccessNora K Murphy, NORA MURPHY et al.ARTICLENew Genetics and Society2003

    In this study, we explore how the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) uses science in its overseeing of genetically modified (GM) plants producing their own pesticides (plant-incorporated protectants or PIPs). Our analysis is based on a systematic review of EPA's product assessments, regulatory decisions and policy documents on GM plants. In regulating PIPs, product characteristics remain the fundamental basis for the agency's risk assessmen…

  • Biotechnology at the Dinner Table

    Open AccessSheldon Krimsky, Nora K MurphyARTICLEThe Annals of the American…2002References: 10

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which has statutory authority for protecting the safety and quality of the food supply, provides the oversight for genetically modified foods cultivated and marketed within the American agricultural system. This article examines the FDA's policies on genetically modified foods including its voluntary consultation program and its proposed rule on premarket notification and data submission. The FDA's con…