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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783276503321

Titolo

Safety of genetically engineered foods [[electronic resource] ] : 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 and National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2004

ISBN

0-309-16615-2

1-280-17615-6

9786610176151

0-309-53194-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (254 p.)

Disciplina

664

Soggetti

Genetically modified foods

Public health - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

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.