Safety assessment of genetically modified plants with deliberately altered composition

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Halford, N. G., Hudson, E., Gimson, A., Weightman, R., Shewry, P. R. and Tompkins, S. 2014. Safety assessment of genetically modified plants with deliberately altered composition. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 12 (6), pp. 651-654. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.12194

AuthorsHalford, N. G., Hudson, E., Gimson, A., Weightman, R., Shewry, P. R. and Tompkins, S.
Abstract

The development and marketing of 'novel' genetically modified (GM) crops in which composition has been deliberately altered poses a challenge to the European Union (EU)'s risk assessment processes, which are based on the concept of substantial equivalence with a non-GM comparator. This article gives some examples of these novel GM crops and summarizes the conclusions of a report that was commissioned by the European Food Safety Authority on how the EU's risk assessment processes could be adapted to enable their safety to be assessed.

KeywordsBiotechnology & Applied Microbiology; Plant Sciences
Year of Publication2014
JournalPlant Biotechnology Journal
Journal citation12 (6), pp. 651-654
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.12194
PubMed ID24735114
Open accessPublished as ‘gold’ (paid) open access
FunderBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Funder project or codeWheat
Designing Seeds for Nutrition and Health (DS)
[20:20 Wheat] Maximising yield potential of wheat
Design Cereal Seeds [Shewry/Mitchell]
ISSN14677644
PublisherWiley

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