Genetically modified organisms in processed foods and adverse effects on kidney functions.

Journal or Publishing Institution: Journal of Environmental Biology

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Author(s): Dalela, D.

Article Type: Journal Publication

Abstract:

The advent of Genetic Engineering has paved a way to alter the genetic machinery of living organisms like plants, animals and microorganisms. This process involves recombinant DNAtechnology or Genetic editing where new genes from one species is introduced or incorporated into a completely
unrelated species for obtaining specific or desired traits. Such organisms are known as genetically modified, genetically engineered or transgenic organisms (Bawa and Anilakumar, 2013). In comparison to animals, agriculture plants have been extensively subjected to genetic engineering to obtain new plants with improved and desired traits. Today, a wide array of genetically modified crops with varied traits like high crop yield, pests and disease resistant, abiotic and biotic stress tolerant, improved nutritional value,
etc., are commercially cultivated all over the world. These crops have been approved by regulatory agencies like Food and Drug Administration for marketing and are available to us as fruits, vegetable, oils. The list includes vitamin enriched Golden rice, delayed ripening/ senescence tomatoes, Glyphosate herbicide tolerant sugarbeet, wheat and soybean, Canola and soybean with modified oil/fatty acid composition; fruits like apples, melon, papaya, plum, squash with antibiotic resistant traits and many more
(Phillips, 2008; Zhang et al., 2016). Most crops have been genetically modified with multiple traits. GM crops are also used as animal feed.

Keywords: Genetically modified organisms, processed foods, adverse effects, kidney

Citation:

Dalela, D. 2025. Genetically modified organisms in processed foods and adverse effects on kidney functions. Journal of Environmental Biology Vol. 46, Iss. 1,

Category:

• Health effects

Record ID: 2606