Assessment of the food safety issues related to genetically modified foods

Plant Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 503-528

  Kuiper, H A ^a   Kleter, G A ^a   Noteborn, H P J M ^a   Kok, E J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Food crops; Food safety; Genetic engineering; Genetic modification; Legislation; Post market surveillance; Profiling techniques; Risk assessment; Substantial equivalence; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

DNA MICROARRAY; FOOD ALLERGEN; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD; MARKER GENE;

ALLERGIES; DNA; FOOD PRODUCTS; GENES; HEALTH CARE; PROTEINS; SAFETY TESTING; TOXICITY;

GENETIC MODIFICATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

GENETIC ENGINEERING; LEGISLATION, FOOD; PLANTS, EDIBLE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0034786151     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.2001.01119.x     Document Type: Review

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