Safety assessment of genetically modified plants with deliberately altered composition. Issue 6 (16th April 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Halford, Nigel G.; Hudson, Elizabeth; Gimson, Amy; Weightman, Richard; Shewry, Peter R.; Tompkins, Steven
• Is Part Of: Plant biotechnology journal. Volume 12:Issue 6(2014:Aug.)
• Page Start: 651
• Page End: 654
• Publication Date: 2014-04-16
• Subjects: Plant biotechnology -- Periodicals; Plant genetic engineering -- Periodicals; 630.272
• DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12194
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1467-7644

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" id="pbi12194-abs-0001"> <title>Summary</title> <p>The development and marketing of 'novel' genetically modified (GM) crops in which composition has been deliberately altered poses a challenge to the European Union (EU)'s risk assessment processes, which are based on the concept of substantial equivalence with a non‐GM comparator. This article gives some examples of these novel GM crops and summarizes the conclusions of a report that was commissioned by the European Food Safety Authority on how the EU's risk assessment processes could be adapted to enable their safety to be assessed.</p> </abstract>