Chapter 3 - Further Information

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Custers, R. (ed). 2001.  Safety of Genetically Modified Crops. Flanders Interuniversity Instiute of Biotechnology (VIB). 160p.

FAO/Codex. 2002. Draft Guidelines for the Safety Assessment of Recombinant-DNA Plants, ad hoc Codex Intergovernmental Task Force on Foods Derived from Biotechnology, 4-8 March 2002). FAO Rome.

FAO/WHO 2000. Safety aspects of genetically modified foods of plant origin. Report of a joint FAO/WHO. Expert consultation on foods derived from biotechnology. WHO, Geneva Switzerland, 29 May-2 June 2000, 35p.

FAO/WHO 2001.  Evaluation of Allergenicity of Genetically Modified Foods. Report of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on Allergenicity of Foods Derived from Biotechnology.  22 – 25 January 2001. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome, Italy.

Hare, P. D. and Chau, NH. 2002. Excision of selectable marker genes from transgenic plants. Nature Biotechnology Vol 20 No 6, 575-580.

Kuiper, H. 2002. The scientific basis for the regulation and risk assessment of genetically modified foods. In: Genetically Modified Foods for Human Health and Nutrition: The Scientific Basis for Benefit/Risk Assessment (in press).

Lehrer, S. B. 2000. Potential health risks of genetically modified organisms: how can allergens be assessed and minimized? In: Persley, G.J. and Lantin, M.M. (eds) Agricultural Biotechnology and the Poor: Proceedings of an International Conference, Washington, D.C., 21-22 October 1999. Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, Washington, DC, pp. 149-158.

Metcalfe, D.D., Astwood, J.D., Townsend, R., Sampson, H.A., Taylor, S.L. and Fuchs, R.L. 1996. Assessment of the allergenic potential of foods derived from genetically engineered crop plants. In: Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, F.M .Clydesdale, (ed). Allergenicity of Foods Produced by Genetic Modification, IFBC/ILSI 36(S), S165-S186.

Nordlee, J.A., S.L. Taylor, J.A. Townsend, L.A.Thomas, and R.K Bush. 1996. Identification of Brazil nut allergen in transgenic soybeans.  New England Journal of Medicine 334, pp 688-92.

OECD 2000. GM Food Safety: Facts, Uncertainties, and Assessment.  The OECD Edinburgh Conference on the Scientific and Health Aspects of Genetically Modified Foods, 28 February – 1 March 2000. Rapporteurs Summary, OECD, Paris, France. (www.oecd.org).

OECD 2001. Rapporteurs Report of the OECD/UK government conference on science, safety and society, Bangkok, July 2001. OECD, Paris (www.oecd.org).

The Royal Society, UK. 2002. Genetically modified plants for food use and human health – an update. London, UK

 

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www.doylefoundation.org

www.checkbiotech.org

www.oecd.org

www.vib.be

www.who.int/fsf

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