Unintended Effects in Genetically Modified Food/Feed Safety: A Way Forward

Antonio Fernandez; Claudia Paoletti

doi:10.1016/j.tibtech.2018.03.005

Unintended Effects in Genetically Modified Food/Feed Safety: A Way Forward

Trends Biotechnol. 2018 Sep;36(9):872-875. doi: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2018.03.005. Epub 2018 Apr 21.

Authors

Antonio Fernandez¹, Claudia Paoletti²

Affiliations

¹ European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Via Carlo Magno 1A, 43126 Parma, Italy. Electronic address: antonio.fernandezdumont@efsa.europa.eu.
² European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Via Carlo Magno 1A, 43126 Parma, Italy.

PMID: 29685817
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2018.03.005

Abstract

Identifying and assessing unintended effects in genetically modified food and feed are considered paramount by the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), World Health Organization (WHO), and Codex Alimentarius, despite heated debate. This paper addresses outstanding needs: building consensus on the history-of-safe-use concept, harmonizing criteria to select appropriate conventional counterparts, and improving endpoint selection to identify unintended effects.

Keywords: comparative approach; genetically modified; history of safe use; safety assessment; unintended effects.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Agriculture / ethics*
Agriculture / methods
Animal Feed / analysis
Consensus*
Databases, Factual
Food Safety / methods*
Food, Genetically Modified / supply & distribution
Government Regulation
Humans
Plants, Genetically Modified / chemistry*
Risk Assessment
Terminology as Topic