Safety of Genetically Engineered Food
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What is genetically engineered food? Genetically engineered (GE) food is produced from plants, animals, and microbes that have had their genetic code modified by the selective introduction of specific DNA segments through the use of gene splicing. This process allows the organism to acquire a desirable trait such as pest protection, herbicide resistance, or improved nutritional qualities. Foods produced through genetic engineering or containing genetically engineered ingredients are also frequently known as bioengineered or genetically modified (GM) foods. Most of our food crops have been developed using traditional genetic modification techniques through plant breeding. Today’s recombinant DNA techniques allow scientists to transfer desirable traits more rapidly, predictably, and precisely than when using the traditional breeding methods. The newer genetic modification techniques also enable scientists to develop traits that could not be introduced through customary plant breeding practices.
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Abbreviations: BRAD: US EPA Biopesticides Registration Action Document, EA: Environmental Assessment, EC: European Commission, EPA: US Environmental Protection Agency, FAO: U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, FDA: US Food and Drug Administration, FFDCA: Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, FIFRA: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, GE: genetically engineered, MRID: Master Re...
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