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Abstract: Argentina annually utilizes 240,000 tones of glyphosate in industrial agriculture and a change in the profile of morbidity is perceived for physicians of agricultural areas; now reproductive disorders seem to prevail. The objective of this study is to determine concurrence of glyphosate exposure and reproductive disorders in a typical argentine agricultural town (Monte Maíz). An …

Abstract: We have studied the long-term toxicity of a Roundup-tolerant GM maize (NK603) and a whole Roundup pesticide formulation at environmentally relevant levels from 0.1 ppb. Our study was first published in Food and Chemical Toxicology (FCT) on 19 September, 2012. The first wave of criticisms arrived within a week, mostly from plant biologists without experience in toxicology. We …

Abstract: Recently, a debate on international regulation is ongoing on the capacity to predict and avoid adverse effects on health and environment of new products and novel food/feed (GMOs, chemicals, pesticides, nanoparticles …). The health risks assessment cannot avoid the study of blood analyses of mammals eating these products in subchronic or chronic tests. Mammalian …

Abstract: Chronic health effects are increasing in the world such as cancers, hormonal, reproductive, nervous, or immune diseases, even in young people. During regulatory toxicological subchronic tests to prevent these on mammalian health, prior commercialization of chemicals, including pesticides and drugs, or GMOs, some statistically significant findings may be revealed. This discussion is about the …

Keywords: Genetically Modified Foods, Allergies, Antibiotic Resistance, Toxicity, Cancer Citation: Şen, S., and Altınkaynak, S., 2014. Genetically modified foods and potential health risks. Journal of King Saud University – Science, 18(1), pp.31-38.

Abstract: The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee’s approval of Bt brinjal, the first genetically modified crop for human consumption in India, has sparked off protests across the country. This article questions the so-called benefits of GM crops and highlights some major concerns. These include: inadequately addressed health and environmental risks, inadequate safety guidelines, a lack of …

Abstract: Pesticide regulation is examined in the context of Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency’s assessment of the chlorophenoxy herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) for turf. 2,4-D is the most common herbicide used to kill weeds in grass. The medical literature does not uniformly indicate harms from herbicides. However, the balance of epidemiological research suggests that 2,4-D can …

Abstract: Glyphosate used in genetically modified organism soybean and corn production. Glyphosate can lead health problems in individuals exposed the chemical occupationally and environmentally as well as air, water and food. Glyphosate (N-phosphonomethyl glycine) is a broadspectrum weedkillers (herbicide) widely used all over the world. Glyphosate is inhibited 5-enolpurivilshikimic acid-3-phosphate synthase in the shikimate pathway …

Abstract: This study was conducted on fingerlings of carp. Cyprinus carpio L., that were either clinically healthy or infected with a natural invasion of the ciliate, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis. The fish were exposed for 96 h to Avans 330 SL in a concentration of 2 mg trimethylosulfonium glyphosate l-1 water in order to establish its effect …

Abstract: A huge increase in the incidence and prevalence of chronic diseases has been reported in the United States (US) over the last 20 years. Similar increases have been seen globally. The herbicide glyphosate was introduced in 1974 and its use is accelerating with the advent of herbicide-tolerant genetically engineered (GE) crops. Evidence is mounting …

Abstract: The Genetic Modified Organisms (GMO) or transgenics could harm human and animal health and represent a potential danger to biodiverse countries. Particularly delicate is its use in a country such as Mexico, where corn and beans are originated, plants which have been converted into a food item all over the world. As to social aspects, …

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. …

Evaluacion de los efectos adversos de los alimentos geneticamente modificados en la salud humana: Revision de la literatura cientifica Abstract: In Peru, by means of Supreme Decree 003-2011, the Sectoral Regulation on Biotechnology Safety in the Development of Activities with Modified Living Organisms (LMOs) of Agriculture or Forestry and / or its Products Derived from …

Abstract: The present experiment was conducted to study the possible effects of genetically modified (GM), full‐fat soybean meal (FFSBM) from Round‐up Ready® soybeans compared to its parental, and closest near‐isogenic, non‐modified (nGM) soybean variety, added at moderate (150 g kg−1) and high (300 g kg−1) inclusion levels. The fish showed a high specific growth rate (SGR …

Abstract: A survey of 3,256 respondents, primarily residing in the United States, reveal improvements in a wide range of health symptoms following the removal or reduced consumption of genetically engineered foods, also called genetically modified organisms or GMOs. The changes are consistent with reports by physicians and others about improvements accompanying a switch to largely …

Abstract: Farmers commonly experience rhinitis but the risk factors are not well characterized. The aim of this study was to analyze cross-sectional data on rhinitis in the past year and pesticide use from 21,958 Iowa and North Carolina farmers in the Agricultural Health Study, enrolled 1993-1997, to evaluate pesticide predictors of rhinitis. Polytomous and logistic …

Abstract: In 1999, there has been much concern on the safety of genetically modified (GM) foods, an important and complex area of safety research, which demands rigorous standards. Various groups, including consumers and environmental Non Governmental Organizations (NGO) have suggested that all GM foods should be subjected to long-term animal feeding studies before approval for …

Abstract: The risks of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are evaluated traditionally by combining hazard identification and exposure estimates to provide decision support for regulatory agencies. We question the utility of the classical risk paradigm and discuss its evolution in GMO risk assessment. First, we consider the problem of uncertainty, by comparing risk assessment for environmental …