Safety Assessment of Genetically Modified Feed: Is There Any Difference From Food?

ABSTRACT: Food security is one of major concerns for the growing global population. Modern agricultural biotechnologies, such as genetic modification, are a possible solution through enabling an increase of production, more efficient use of natural resources, and reduced environmental impacts. However, new crop varieties with altered genetic materials may be subjected to safety assessments to fulfil the regulatory requirements, prior to marketing. The aim of the assessment is to evaluate the impact of products from the new crop variety on human, animal, and the environmental health. Although, many studies on the risk assessment of genetically modified (GM) food have been published, little consideration to GM feedstuff has been given, despite that between 70 to 90% of all GM crops and their biomass a

SUBMITTER: Giraldo PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6918800 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature