Search Results for: Food safety

Abstract: Often the limits of detection of genetically engineered organisms (GEOs, LMOs, GMOs) determine what legislation sets as thresholds of allowable contamination of the human food chain with GEOs. Many countries have legislation that is triggered by certain thresholds of contamination. Importantly, international trade in food and animal feed is becoming increasingly vulnerable to interruptions …

Text: Introduction. With the advent of introducing genetic engineering in agricultural sciences and food production, food safety has become a major issue.[1] The genetic content of the organisms is altered using these techniques that result into genetically engineered organism (plants/animals) also known as genetically modified organisms. Human beings mainly depend upon plants for their food …

Abstract: Consumers in the United States are unaware that they have high daily and long-term exposure levels to novel and untested genetically modified substances through a heavy consumption of genetically modified plant food (“GM food”). This ignorance exists because labeling of GM ingredients on food packaging is not required by the Food & Drug Administration …

Abstract: It is speculated that genetically modified food(GMF)/genetically modified organism (GMO) is responsible for the development of infertility. The appearance of risks associated with a broad use of GMFs/GMOs provide the basis for criticism from the side of biotechnology opponents. However, to date, it has not been clarified if the harmful effects result from products …

Abstract: The authors discussed the prospects in application of transgenic technologies for commodity production of fish in commercial aquarium, for the use of fish as bioindikator organism with clear determinate pathological symptoms (for instance, for ecological monitoring, valuation of risk, influence of acute exposure of high doses and chronic effect of small doses of chemical …

To the editor: Your May 29 editorial1 about the health risks of genetically modified (GM) food was apposite and addresses some of the important medical issues vigorously. It beggars belief that “badly designed, poorly carried out, inaccurately interpreted experiments” could have perpetuated such profound public debate for almost a year. Regrettably, among the correspondents who …

Abstract: Food safety is quite important for human health in all countries. Humanity has the uniform space and must take care about all parts of it. Pollution of one region leads to the same state of others regions through water, land, air, living organisms. The poor-quality or poisoned food products can pollute the territory and …

Abstract: Developments in biotechnology have made possible to transfer genes between microorganisms. Organisms with changed gene sequence or with a special characteristic which is not a part of its nature but rather inserted through gene transfer are defined as genetically modified organisms (GMO). This technology is used in a lot of different sectors from agriculture …

Abstract: GM crops appeared first in the food/feed chain in the USA in 1996. In the US GM plants to date are not labelled and their authorization is still based of the idea of substantial equvivalence. There are hardly any independent studies carried out to examine their health effects. Experiment performed with humans are also …

Abstract: As genetically modified (GM) foods are starting to intrude in our diet concerns have been expressed regarding GM food safety. These concerns as well as the limitations of the procedures followed in the evaluation of their safety are presented. Animal toxicity studies with certain GM foods have shown that they may toxically affect several …

Abstract: In recent years, there has been a notable concern on the safety of genetically modified (GM) foods/plants, an important and complex area of research, which demands rigorous standards. Diverse groups including consumers and environmental Non Governmental Organizations (NGO) have suggested that all GM foods/plants should be subjected to long-term animal feeding studies before approval …

Abstract: Genetic engineering has a wide scope in future world. Several profits are made from genetic engineering. One of which is genetically modified foods. It is created by modifying the genes in the organisms by inserting desirable traits in organism. It helps to meet the demands of food requirement and increase the resistance of plants …

Text: Since they were first commercially grown in the mid-1990s, genetically engineered (GE) crops have expanded across the globe, offering farmers the advantages of genetically enhanced resistance to drought, herbicides, and insects. According to the International Service for the Acquisition of AgriBiotech Applications (ISAAA), a crop biotechnology advocacy organization, farmers in 29 countries grew nearly …

Introduction: Foods containing genetically modified (GM) ingredients are on sale in Irish shops. In a survey of soya based foods undertaken by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland in 2002, over a half of the products tested contained genetically modified ingredients. Such products included baby foods and soya desserts. This soya bean contains a foreign …

Abstract: Background. Genetically modified glyphosate-tolerant cultivar varieties have been a commercial success widely known as Roundup Ready plants. As new glyphosate-tolerant varieties are introduced to satisfy agriculture demand, it is relevant to review the scientific evidence that documents the quality and safety of such biotechnology. Assessments of genetically modified glyphosate-tolerant plants are partly based on …

Abstract: It points out the need to change the mentality of the technologies used in agriculture, default chemicalization, use of pesticides and animal growth biostimulatorilor and beyond.These have to be tempered first under biological laws, and after that under economic criteria and not vice versa as it has been done before. The technologies used to …

Abstract: The development of GM foods and organisms has concentrated everyone’s attention on the importance of food safety and on protecting citizens’ health, and inevitably influenced healthcare policies regarding food safety. Personal ethical beliefs regarding food and in particular, the consumption of foods derived from biotechnology should be taken into account when deciding healthcare policy. …

Abstract: The controversy surrounding genetically modified organisms (GMOs) has been a highly politicized issue in Europe. While opponents of GM crops maintain that scientific risk assessments are not sufficient to address potential long-term hazards for health or the environment, proponents have criticized the current regulatory framework for being influenced by political and other non-scientific interests. …

Abstract: This study shows that a diet including insect-resistant Bt176 maize, fed to 53 ewes and their progeny for 3 years, did not have adverse effects on their health or performance and that no horizontal gene transfer to ruminal microorganisms or animal tissues was detected. No differences were observed regarding performance, reproductive traits, haematological parameters, …

Abstract: The chapter presents a study on the potential benefits and risks of genetically modified organisms (GMO) in animal nutrition. As there are only small compositional differences between the “substantially equivalent” genetically modified (GM) and non-GM crops, these have little biological significance. Most GM and parental line crops fall short of the definition of “substantial …

Abstract: At present there are 110 single or stacked event genetically modified (GM) plant varieties under EU registration. Bt plants emerged in Hungary considerably in maize, and their range was limited to varieties resistant to corn borer and corn rootworm. It has been mentioned as an advantage of Bt plants that they provide continuous protection …

Text: A letter by Vain in the November issue (Nat. Biotechnol. 23, 1348–1349, 2005) reports a study of two major science literature databases and tracks broad trends in plant transgenic science knowledge from 1973 to 2003. The study identified 30,624 papers, of which 14.8% related to technology development, 71.3% related to applications of technology and …

Abstract: Over the past 20 years, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have raised enormous expectations, passionate political controversies and an ongoing debate on how these technologies should be assessed. Current risk assessment procedures generally assess GMOs in terms of their potential risk of negatively affecting human health and the environment. Can this risk-benefit approach deliver a …

Abstract: This review shall give policy makers and risk managers the rational basis to widen the view on the risk assessment of genetically modified plants and therefore to include potential impacts associated with synthetic DNA/RNA fragments of genetically modified plants to the human immune system. Such risks are so far excluded form the risk assessment …