Genetically Modified Foods and the Safety Assessments.

Safety assessment of genetically modified foods.

The development of novel foods produced through agricultural biotechnology is a complex three-stage process: gene discovery, line selection, and product advancement to commercialization. The safety of genetically modified foods is an integral part of the overall developmental process throughout all of the stages. In the discovery stage, the safety of the gene, its source, and the gene products ...

Safety Assessment of Genetically Modified (GM) Foods

A genetically modified organism (GMO) is any living organism that has been manipulated at the level of its genome in a way that would not happen in nature. In theory, the DNA of any living organism can be manipulated, though most experience has been obtained through the genetic engineering of microorganisms (bacteria and viruses) and plants. However, a number of GM fish and GM animals have been...

genetically modified foods and social concerns

biotechnology is providing us with a wide range of options for how we can use agricultural and commercial forestry lands. the cultivation of genetically modified (gm) crops on millions of hectares of lands and their injection into our food chain is a huge global genetic experiment involving all living beings. considering the fast pace of new advances in production of genetically modified crops,...

The safety of genetically modified foods produced through biotechnology.

Ethics and Genetically Modified Foods

Much of the food consumed in the United States is genetically modified (GM), i.e. derived from microorganisms, plants, or animals that have been manipulated at the molecular level to provide them with traits that farmers or consumers desire. These foods often are produced using techniques in which " foreign " genes are inserted into the microorganisms, plants, or animals. Foreign genes are thos...