ABSTRACT
Biotechnology has a significant impact on both medicine and agriculture. With the introduction of new products to the marketplace, the safety of those products is of paramount importance. New safety evaluation strategies are now employed to ensure that the consumer is adequately protected. This book describes those strategies and addresses some of
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|44 pages
The regulatory and science-based safety evaluation of genetically modified food crops
A USA perspective
chapter 3|11 pages
The concept of substantial equivalence: an overview
An overview Historical background
chapter 6|28 pages
Biosafety of marker genes – the possibility of DNA transfer from genetically modified organisms to the human gut microflora
The possibility of DNA transfer from genetically modified organisms to the human gut microflora
chapter 7|26 pages
Case study: canola tolerant to Roundup® herbicide: an assessment of its substantial equivalence compared to non-modified canola
An assessment of its substantial equivalence compared to non-modified canola
