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Richard E Goodman1, Stefan Vieths, Hugh A Sampson
1Department of Food Science & Technology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, 68583-0955, USA. rgoodman2@unlnotes.unl.edu
Abstract:
GM crops have great potential to improve food quality, increase harvest yields and decrease dependency on certain chemical pesticides. Before entering the market their safety needs to be scrutinized. This includes a detailed analysis of allergenic risks, as the safety of allergic consumers has high priority. However, not all tests currently being applied to assessing allergenicity have a sound scientific basis. Recent events with transgenic crops reveal the fallacy of applying such tests to GM crops.
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