The Role of Animal Feeding Trial in GM Food Safety and Nutritional Assessment
March 14, 2008| |
A special report on the various elements of the food safety and nutritional assessment procedures for genetically modified (GM) plant derived food and feed is now complete and has been presented to the Advisory Forum on GMO risk assessment attended by regulatory risk assessment experts from the Member States, Norway and Sweden as well as the European Commission. The report discusses in particular the potential and limitations of animal feeding trials for the safety and nutritional testing of whole GM food and feed.
The full report is based on the general principles for the risk assessment of GM plants and derived food and feed as descibed in the EFSA Scientific Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms.
The report can be downloaded at: http://www.efsa.europa.eu/EFSA/efsa_locale-1178620753812_1178660555237.htm
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