Do whole-food animal feeding studies have any value in the safety assessment of GM crops?

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 171-174

  Herman, Rod A ^a   Ekmay, Ricardo ^a  

^a DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal feeding; GM crops; Safety; Whole food

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PARAMETERS; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HEALTH; CROP COMPOSITION; EXPOSURE; FOOD SAFETY; GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD; HEALTH HAZARD; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSGENIC PLANT; UNCERTAINTY;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL FEEDING; GM CROPS; SAFETY; WHOLE FOOD;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTS;

EID: 84891829467     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2013.07.003     Document Type: Note

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