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Sep 21, 2010 · India's high-protein GM potato. The humble potato now has a high-protein avatar. Scientists at the National Institute for Plant Genome Research (NIPGR) in New Delhi are planning to seek regulatory ...
Jan 2, 2003 · 2 January 2003. Genetically modified potatoes will play a key part in an ambitious 15-year plan to combat malnutrition among India’s poorest children. Anti-poverty campaigners have greeted the ...
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Jan 6, 2022 · Potato ( Solanum tuberosum L.) is the third most important crop worldwide and a staple food for many people worldwide. Genetically, it poses many challenges for traditional breeding due to its autotetraploid nature and its tendency toward inbreeding depression. Breeding programs have focused on productivity, nutritional quality, and disease ...
- Need to Curb Illegal Sales in the Indian Market
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- 2018 Centre for Science and Environment
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- • 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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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 ...
Apr 1, 2023 · THE STUDY OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM (GMO) AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK IN INDIA FOR GMO FOOD PRODUCTS. April 2023; Authors: ... Critical reviews in food science and nutrition, 49(2), 164-175. ...
Jul 7, 2020 · 1.4.2 India. Regulation of GMOs in India began with the framing of the Rules for the Manufacture, Use, Import, Export and Storage of Hazardous microorganisms / Genetically engineered organisms or cells in 1989 under the Environment Protection Act of 1986. Following that relevant section of several other Acts were updated or modified accordingly.
