Facts and fiction of genetically engineered food

Trends in Biotechnology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 277-286

  Batista, Rita ^a,b   Oliveira, Maria Margarida ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO DE BIOLOGIA EXPERIMENTAL E TECNOLÓGICA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL FOODS; EUROPEAN UNIONS; FOOD QUALITIES; GENERAL PUBLICS; HUMAN HEALTHS; INFORMED DECISIONS; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; PUBLIC AWARENESS; SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITIES; SCIENTIFIC DATUM;

INTERNATIONAL TRADE;

ALLERGENICITY; FOOD QUALITY; GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOYBEAN; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; EUROPE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; PRODUCT SURVEILLANCE, POSTMARKETING;

EID: 65249085723     PISSN: 01677799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2009.01.005     Document Type: Review

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