House dust mite (Derp 10) and crustacean allergic patients may be at risk when consuming food containing mealworm proteins
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Background Due to the imminent growth of the world population, shortage of protein sources for human consumption will arise in the near future. Alternative and sustainable protein sources (e.g. insects and algae) are now being explored for the production of food and feed. In this project the safety of mealworm (Tenebrio molitor L.) proteins for human consumption was tested according to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) [1] guidelines for allergenicity risk assessment of genetically modified organisms (GMO).
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دوره 3 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2013