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The attached summary document provides a basic overview of
food safety including the methods used to assess the safety
of foods derived from biotechnology Key points: * The approach
to assessing safety of introduced proteins is well established
and based on international guidelines
- Commercialized biotech crops have been thoroughly evaluated
for food, feed, and environmental safety
- If the biotech crop has been shown to be substantially
equivalent to the conventional crop counterpart and the
safety of the introduced protein(s) has been established,
then no further testing should be necessary (FAO/WHO, 2000;
OECD, 2000)
A comprehensive listing of citations related to the safety
of foods derived from biotechnology is also attached.
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