
Genetically Modified Organisms in Food
Production, Safety, Regulation and Public Health
Description
Key Features
- Provides the latest on research and development in the field of GMOs and non-GMO safety issues and possible risk factors incorporating evidence based reviews for a better understanding of these issues
- Covers various aspects of GMO production, analysis and identification to better understand GMO development and use
- Includes definitions, a brief overview and history of GM foods from a global perspective and concise summaries with recommendations for actions for each chapter
Readership
Food safety professionals; Food scientists; R&D, Government officials and policy makers; Researcher and professionals in food, agriculture, and food quality; Students and Professors
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Development and Testing of Plant and Animal GMC foods
III. Government Regulation and Litigation for GMO foods
IV. Role of GMC in increasing the food supply in the developing and developed countries
V. Potential Health benefits and risks due to incorporation of novel plant gene products into the food supply
VI: Safety of Genetically Modified Foods for Humans and Animals
Product details
- No. of pages: 516
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 2015
- Published: August 20, 2015
- Imprint: Academic Press
- eBook ISBN: 9780128025307
- Hardcover ISBN: 9780128022597
About the Authors
Ronald Watson

Affiliations and Expertise
Victor Preedy
Affiliations and Expertise
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