Safety of genetically engineered foods : approaches to assessing unintended health effects /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Identifying and Assessing Unintended Effects of Genetically Engineered Foods on Human Health
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : National Academies Press, 2004.
Subjects:	Genetically modified foods > Safety measures. Food > Biotechnology > Safety measures. Food, Genetically Modified > adverse effects > United States. Breeding > United States. DNA, Recombinant > adverse effects > United States. Public Health > United States.
Online Access:	http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?isbn=0309092094

Table of Contents:

Executive summary
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
Appendix A : glossary
Appendix B : open session and workshop agendas
Appendix C : committee member biographical sketches
Subreport : methods and mechanisms of genetic manipulation and cloning of animals.