date:Sep 04, 2013
The food and feed risk assessment strategy for genetically modified (GM) plants in Europe, as applied by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) GMO Panel compares GM plants and their derived food and feed with a conventional non-GM comparator, a plant with a history of safe use as food. This project was carried out to review the current scientific literature and risk assessment frameworks for food and feed safety of GM plants, in cases where the comparative approach as applied by EFSA may not