Safety assessment of biotechnology products for potential risk of food Allergy: Implications of new research

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-39

  Selgrade, Maryjane K ^a   Bowman, Christal C ^b   Ladics, Gregory S ^c   Privalle, Laura ^d   Laessig, Susan A ^e  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^d BASF CORPORATION   (United States)

^e U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Food Allergy; Genetically modified crops; Plant incorporated pesticides; Safety assessment

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CHOLERA TOXIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; OVALBUMIN; PEPSIN A; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN B; THYMIC STROMAL LYMPHOPOIETIN; TRYPSIN;

ALLERGENICITY; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CROSS REACTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INNATE IMMUNITY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MACROPHAGE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; MILK ALLERGY; NONHUMAN; PEANUT ALLERGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRICK TEST; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEOMICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SKIN SENSITIZATION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TRANSGENIC PLANT; TWO DIMENSIONAL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BLOOD PROTEINS; DIETARY PROTEINS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; FOOD, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; HUMANS; MICE; PROTEOMICS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 67649230179     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: 10960929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfp075     Document Type: Article

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