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Safety of GM Crops: Compositional Analysis

Brune PD, Hendrickson Culler A, Ridley WP, Walker K
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
January 1, 2013

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Task Force #12

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 2013;61(35):8243-8247

Abstract: The compositional analysis of genetically modified (GM) crops has continued to be an important part of the overall evaluation in the safety assessment program for these materials. The variety and complexity of genetically engineered traits and modes of action that will be used in GM crops in the near future, as well as our expanded knowledge of compositional variability and factors that can affect composition, raise questions about compositional analysis and how it should be applied to evaluate the safety of traits. The International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI), a nonprofit foundation whose mission is to provide science that improves public health and well-being by fostering collaboration among experts from academia, government, and industry, convened a workshop in September 2012 to examine these and related questions, and a series of papers has been assembled to describe the outcomes of that meeting.

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