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.

Date:
2004
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Publication/Creation

Washington, DC : National Academies Press, 2004.

Physical description

xvii, 235 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Contents

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.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references.

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    Medical Collection
    TP248.65.F66 2004S24
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ISBN

  • 0309092094
  • 0309531942