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C/N/541. Health implications of genetically modified foods

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1350
DATE:
2011
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19.99 GBP

The paper looks at the potential problems related to genetically modifying (GM) organisms that are used as human foods or for feeding animals destined for human consumption, addressing the problems of allergenicity, horizontal gene transfer, toxicity and antibiotic resistance, and arguing whether GM foods are suitable for human consumption. References are made to the views of the Soil Association on GM food.

 

KEYWORDS: Health, genetically modified foods, GM food,

 
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