Planned Introduction of Genetically Modified Organisms - GMOs - Planned release of GMOs in the environment may be viewed in two different ways. In a process based approach, all GMOs, are considered to pose potential hazards, some of which may be unforeseable, to the environment.

ut in product based approach, all GMOs are not recognized as a special category because they present no environmental hazards beyond those already identified for existing products. Biotechnology companies favour a product based regulation for obvious reasons.