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Sep 21, 2010 · This will set a precedence to focus on GM technology to improve nutritive quality of food, a dire need for a developing country like India." Padmanabhan said that potato per se may not satisfy the ...
- Need to Curb Illegal Sales in the Indian Market
- Research director: Chandra Bhushan
- 2018 Centre for Science and Environment
- Genetically modified (GM) foods
- Genetically modified organisms
- Objective
- GM labelling approaches
- Safety of GM foods
- Assessment of possible toxicity
- Assessment for possible allergenicity
- Compositional analysis
- Recommendations
- • FSSAI must set up laboratories for testing GM foods
Centre for Science and Environment GENETICALLY MODIFIED PROCESSED FOODS IN INDIA Need to Curb Illegal Sales in the Indian Market
Authors: Amit Khurana, Sonam Taneja and Bhavya Khullar Laboratory study: Vinod Vijayan and Rajarshi Banerjee Editor: Archana Shankar Cover: Ajit Bajaj Production: Rakesh Shrivastava and Gundhar Das
Material from this publication can be used, but with acknowledgement. Citation: Chandra Bhushan, Amit Khurana, Sonam Taneja and Bhavya Khullar, Genetically Modified Processed Foods in India—Need to Curb Illegal Sales in the Indian Market, Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi. Published by
Food produced from or using genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is referred to as GM food.1 It could include processed foods such as oil used as a cooking medium or ready-to-eat snacks such as chips or breakfast cereal made from GM crops such as soya bean, corn, cottonseed, tomato and potato.
GMOs are defined as organisms (plants, animals or microorganisms) in which the genetic material (deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA) has been altered so that it does not occur naturally by mating and/or by natural recombination. They are produced as a result of genetic engineering technology, also known as ‘modern biotechnology’ or ‘recombinant DNA techn...
To detect the presence of GM processed foods available in the Indian market.
Labelling of GM foods complements safety assessment while regulating GM foods. Taking into consideration its signiicance, countries have adopted a mix of different approaches to labelling which include: Mandatory or voluntary approach: While the EU, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, South Korea and a few other countries have adopted mandatory labelli...
Safety of GM crops and products has been a matter of concern for human health. Risk assessment on a case-by-case basis is critical for a country-level decision to allow or restrict GM foods. This is because various GMOs have different genes, which are inserted in multiple ways. Besides, studies used to evaluate the risk must take into account diffe...
Chemical nature, function, concentration of newly expressed substance Current dietary exposure and possible effects on population subgroups Detailed analysis of new protein (amino acid homology with known toxins) and its stability to heat or processing and to degradation in appropriate representative gastric and intestinal model systems Acute oral ...
Detailed protein analysis (amino acid homology with known allergens) Susceptibility of new protein to enzyme digestion (pepsin resistance) Specific serum screening (serum immunological tests of new protein)
Key nutrients or anti-nutrients that may have a substantial impact in the overall diet Major constituents (fats, proteins, carbohydrates as nutrients or enzyme inhibitors as anti-nutrients) Minor compounds (minerals, vitamins) Key toxicants Proximate analysis (ash, moisture content, crude carbohydrate, crude protein, crude fat) Predictable second...
While the FSSAI, India’s apex food regulator, has not allowed any GM food in India, the CSE study shows that GM foods are available in the Indian market in the form of imported packaged foods and domestically produced cottonseed oil. The FSSAI must in the interest of public health and informed consumer choice take the following necessary actions at...
In order to curb the availability of illegal GM foods in Indian markets, the FSSAI must set up laboratories for screening of GM foods, which help in effective monitoring and enforcement.
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Mar 12, 2024 · Between 1994 and July 2023, several genetically engineered crops and a few genetically engineered animals were developed and approved for food use in at least one county (ISAAA.org GM database). Now there are 386 events (trait and crop or animal species) of genetically engineered (GE or GMOs) approved for food use in at least one country.
Sep 9, 2022 · These potatoes have been approved since 2005 and 2007, respectively, in Russia for direct use or processed in food. 42 During 2016, the Federation Council of the Russian Federation adopted a law that banned the usage of GMO for food production. This law includes new registration procedures for GMO and necessary permissions to work in this field.
May 26, 2020 · The 100-plus wild species relatives of potato provide a virtually endless source of traits that can be incorporated into elite varieties relatively easily and quickly. Read the original post X ...
Jan 6, 2022 · Introduction. Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is the third most important food for human consumption behind wheat and rice, and among the top horticultural crops. 1 Two thirds of the annual yield is marketed fresh, while the remainder is processed for snack and other industrial food products, including animal feed, adhesives, pharmaceuticals, wood, and textile commodities. 2,3 In 2019, 17.5 ...
Jan 2, 2003 · Genetically modified 'protato' to feed India's poor. Genetically modified potatoes will play a key part in an ambitious 15-year plan to combat malnutrition among India’s poorest...
