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When are genetically modified organisms/micro-organisms (GMO/GMMO) considered hazardous materials?

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When are genetically modified organisms/micro-organisms (GMO/GMMO) considered hazardous materials?

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The researcher must complete a hazard determination based on the GMO/GMMO’s ability to pose unreasonable risk to health, safety, property or the environment, if released accidentally from packaging. If infectious, the organism is shipped as Infectious Substance Class 6.2 Category A or Category B. If the organism is not infectious, the GMO/GMMO is shipped using Triple-Pack procedures for Miscellaneous Class 9. Follow the GMO/GMMO shipping procedures located on the Hazardous Materials Shipping webpage. GMO/GMMO cannot be shipped as Excepted Quantities or Exempt. An example of shipping a non-hazardous GMMO is the non-pathogenic modified e.Coli commonly used in recombinant DNA research.