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Process to Identify and Assess the Unintended Effects of Genetically Engineered Foods on Human Health

Type:: Consensus Study
Topic(s):: Biomedical and Health Research, Diseases, Environmental Health, Food and Nutrition, Public Health
Board(s):: Food and Nutrition Board

Activity Description

This was a joint project with the Food and Nutrition Board (FNB), Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources (BANR), and Board on Life Sciences (BLS).

The task presented to this committee by the sponsors was to outline science-based approaches to assess or predict unintended health effects of genetically engineered foods in order to assist in their evaluation.

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Released: Wednesday, July 28, 2004
Safety of Genetically Engineered Foods: Approaches to Assessing Unintended Health Effects

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Food and Nutrition Board

Phone:: 202-334-1732
Fax:: 202-334-2316
E-mail:: gkennedo@nas.edu

Mailing Address

Keck Center
500 Fifth St. NW
Washington, DC 20001