<p><p>This book introduces readers to food safety assessment research on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). As is broadly known, the main concerns about GM foodsβ adverse effects on health are the nutrients, toxicity, allergenicity and unexpected effects. Before GMOs can be made commercially ava
Genetically Modified Foods. Safety Issues
β Scribed by Karl-Heinz Engel, Gary R. Takeoka, and Roy Teranishi (Eds.)
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 243
- Series
- ACS Symposium Series 605
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
Content: Foods and food ingredients produced via recombinant DNA techniques : an overview / Karl-Heinz Engel, Gary R. Takeoka, and Roy Teranishi --
U.S. Food and Drug Administration policy for foods developed by biotechnology / J.H. Maryanski --
Regulatory oversight and safety assessment of genetically modified foods in the European Union / K.-H. Engel ... [et al.] --
Administrative oversight to ensure safety of biotechnologically produced foods in Japan / Ryoji Takahara --
The role of the public and federal advisory committees in providing advice to the government on agricultural science policy / Alvin L. Young and Daniel D. Jones --
Safety assessment of flavor ingredients produced by genetically modified organisms / J.B. Hallagan and R.L. Hall --
Determination of the safety of genetically engineered crops / Keith Redenbaugh ... [et al.] --
Exotic germ plasm or engineered genes : comparison of genetic strategies to improve fruit quality / Alan B. Bennett, Roger Chetelat, and Ellen Klann --
The potential for allergenicity in transgenic foods / Oscar L. Frick --
Use of plant virus genes to produce disease-resistant crops / Lynn E. Murry --
Molecular cloning of cereal cystatins and evaluation of their antiviral and antipest effects / S. Arai ... [et al.] --
Safety assessment of the Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal crystal protein CRYIA(b) expressed in transgenic tomatoes / H.P.J.M. Noteborn ... [et al.] --
Safety assessment of potatoes resistant to Colorado potato beetle / P.B. Lavrik ... [et al.] --
Improvement of beer brewing by using genetically modified yeast / J. Vogel, K. Wackerbauer, and U. Stahl --
Genetic modification of brewer's yeast to produce acetolactate decarboxylase and the safety aspects of the beer brewed by the transformed yeast / R. Takahashi ... [et al.] --
Safety aspects of genetically modified lactic acid bacteria / W.P. Hammes, C. Hertel, and C. Cavadini --
Enzymes from genetically modified microorganisms / Sven Pedersen, Bent F. Jensen, and Steen T. JΓΈrgensen --
Progress in genetic modifications of farm animals / V.G. Pursel.
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