Safety of genetically engineered foods : approaches to assessing unintended health effects / Committee on Identifying and Assessing Unintended Effects of Genetically Engineered Foods on Human Health, Board on Life Sciences, Food and Nutrition Board, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Institute of Medicine.

Washington, DC : National Academies Press, 2004.

xvii, 235 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction -- Methods and mechanisms for genetic manipulation of plants, animals, and microorganisms -- Unintended effects from breeding -- New approaches for identifying unintended changes in food composition -- Adverse impacts of food on human health -- Methods for predicting and assessing unintended effects on human health -- Framework, findings, and recommendations.