Journal or Publishing Institution: Food and Chemical Toxicology
Study: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0278691517303411
Author(s): Tsatsakis, A.M., Nawaz, M.A., Tutelyan, V.A., Golokhvast, K.S., Kalantzi, O.I., Chung, D.H., Kang, S.J., Coleman, M.D., Tyshko, N., Yang, S.H. and Chung, G.
Article Type: Journal Publication
Record ID: 2009
Abstract: Modern agriculture provides the potential for sustainable feeding of the world’s increasing population. Up to the present moment, genetically modified (GM) products have enabled increased yields and reduced pesticide usage. Nevertheless, GM products are controversial amongst policy makers, scientists and the consumers, regarding their possible environmental, ecological, and health risks. Scientific-and-political debates can even influence legislation and prospective risk assessment procedure. Currently, the scientifically-assessed direct hazardous impacts of GM food and feed on fauna and flora are conflicting; indeed, a review of literature available data provides some evidence of GM environmental and health risks. Although the consequences of gene flow and risks to biodiversity are debatable. Risks to the environment and ecosystems can exist, such as the evolution of weed herbicide resistance during GM cultivation. A matter of high importance is to provide precise knowledge and adequate current information to regulatory agencies, governments, policy makers, researchers, and commercial GMO-releasing companies to enable them to thoroughly investigate the possible risks.
Keywords: Environmental Risk, GMO, Precision Agriculture, Toxicity, GMO Law; Animal Feed, Animals, Consumer Product Safety, Ecosystem, Environment, Genetically Modified Food, Humans, Genetically Modified Plants, Analysis, Standards, Chemsitry, Genetics, Growth & Development, biodiversity, ecosystems, fauna, flora, gene flow, genetically modified foods, genetically modified organisms, herbicide resistance, issues and policy, laws and regulations, pesticide application, population growth, risk, risk assessment, toxicology, weeds
Citation: Tsatsakis, A.M., Nawaz, M.A., Tutelyan, V.A., Golokhvast, K.S., Kalantzi, O.I., Chung, D.H., Kang, S.J., Coleman, M.D., Tyshko, N., Yang, S.H. and Chung, G., 2017. Impact on environment, ecosystem, diversity and health from culturing and using GMOs as feed and food. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 107, pp.108-121.
