TY - JOUR
T1 - Suggested improvements for the allergenicity assessment of genetically modified plants used in foods
AU - Goodman, Richard E.
AU - Tetteh, Afua O.
N1 - Funding Information:
Disclosure Dr. Goodman has received grant support from and had travel/accommodations expenses covered or reimbursed by the US Environmental Protection Agency, the US Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service, BASF Plant Science, Bayer CropS-cience, Dow AgroSciences, Monsanto Co., Pioneer Hi-Bred International, and Syngenta Plant Protection and has received consulting fees/ honoraria from Bayer CropScience, the Institute of Food Technologists, CropLife International, the Institute of Life Sciences, Cargill, and PepsiCo. Dr. Tetteh has received grant support from the US Environmental Protection Agency.
PY - 2011/8
Y1 - 2011/8
N2 - Genetically modified (GM) plants are increasingly used for food production and industrial applications. As the global population has surpassed 7 billion and per capita consumption rises, food production is challenged by loss of arable land, changing weather patterns, and evolving plant pests and disease. Previous gains in quantity and quality relied on natural or artificial breeding, random mutagenesis, increased pesticide and fertilizer use, and improved farming techniques, all without a formal safety evaluation. However, the direct introduction of novel genes raised questions regarding safety that are being addressed by an evaluation process that considers potential increases in the allergenicity, toxicity, and nutrient availability of foods derived from the GM plants. Opinions vary regarding the adequacy of the assessment, but there is no documented proof of an adverse effect resulting from foods produced from GM plants. This review and opinion discusses current practices and new regulatory demands related to food safety.
AB - Genetically modified (GM) plants are increasingly used for food production and industrial applications. As the global population has surpassed 7 billion and per capita consumption rises, food production is challenged by loss of arable land, changing weather patterns, and evolving plant pests and disease. Previous gains in quantity and quality relied on natural or artificial breeding, random mutagenesis, increased pesticide and fertilizer use, and improved farming techniques, all without a formal safety evaluation. However, the direct introduction of novel genes raised questions regarding safety that are being addressed by an evaluation process that considers potential increases in the allergenicity, toxicity, and nutrient availability of foods derived from the GM plants. Opinions vary regarding the adequacy of the assessment, but there is no documented proof of an adverse effect resulting from foods produced from GM plants. This review and opinion discusses current practices and new regulatory demands related to food safety.
KW - Allergenicity
KW - Food safety
KW - Genetically modified
KW - IgE
KW - Improvement
KW - Plants
KW - Risk assessment
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=80052509305&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=80052509305&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s11882-011-0195-6
DO - 10.1007/s11882-011-0195-6
M3 - Review article
C2 - 21487714
AN - SCOPUS:80052509305
SN - 1529-7322
VL - 11
SP - 317
EP - 324
JO - Current allergy and asthma reports
JF - Current allergy and asthma reports
IS - 4
ER -