Safety Assessment of Foods and Feeds Derived from Genetically Engineered Plants: Phase I Technical Workshop

The Agriculture & Food Systems Institute, in collaboration with ILSI Focal Point in China, conducted the first phase of our Technical Training Program on Safety Assessment of Foods and Feeds Derived from Genetically Engineered (GE) Plants on March 5-7, 2019 in Langfang, China. Aimed at providing Chinese public-sector scientists with in-depth information about the purpose, design, and conduct of studies used to inform safety assessments of foods and feeds derived from GE crops, Phase I of the program established a baseline understanding of the food safety assessment paradigm, toxicity and allergenicity testing, compositional assessment, and animal testing. Planned for June 2019, Phase II of the training will include laboratory tours and demonstrations of how tests are managed and conducted, as well as how data are collected and interpreted.

Participants were asked to complete the eLearning module “Concepts in the Safety Assessment of Novel Food and Feed” in advance of the Phase I workshop.

Agenda

Phase II

Phase II of the workshop took place June 17-21, 2019 in Washington, DC and Ashland, OH. It focused on laboratory tours and demonstrations of how tests are managed and conducted, as well as how data are collected and interpreted. Phase II also included a review of the concepts from Phase I, with an additional focus on critical reading and review of study reports. Participants were asked to complete the eLearning module “Application of Problem Formulation for Food and Feed Safety Assessment” in advance of the Phase II workshop.