Are GMOs safe to eat? Current, inadequate requirements for feeding studies and what happens when you exceed them

Carman, Judy

doi:10.17660/actahortic.2016.1124.10

Acta Hortic.

2016

DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2016.1124.10

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Are GMOs safe to eat? Current, inadequate requirements for feeding studies and what happens when you exceed them

Judy Carman¹

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Health effects of feeding genetically modified (GM) crops to livestock animals: A review

Vos

Swanenburg

2018

Food and Chemical Toxicology

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A large share of genetically modified (GM) crops grown worldwide is processed into livestock feed. Feed safety of GM crops is primarily based on compositional equivalence with near-isogenic cultivars and experimental trials in rodents. However, feeding studies in target animals add to the evaluation of GM crops with respect to animal health. This review aimed to evaluate the possible health effects of feeding GM crops to livestock by reviewing scientific publications on experimental studies in ruminants, pigs, and poultry in which at least one of the following health parameters was investigated: body condition score, organ weight, haematology, serum biochemistry, histopathology, clinical examination, immune response, or gastrointestinal microbiota. In most experiments, either Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) maize, Roundup Ready (RR) soybean, or both were fed to livestock animals. Significant differences (P<0.05) in health parameters were most often observed when animals were fed Bt maize, although most effects measured were unlikely to be of biological significance and were within normal biological ranges. Health effects of RR soybean were only observed in one experimental study with broilers. Based on this literature review, we conclude that there is no clear evidence that feed composed of first generation GM crops has adverse effects on animal health.

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Health effects of feeding genetically modified (GM) crops to livestock animals: A review

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Swanenburg

2018

Food and Chemical Toxicology

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Exploitation and progress of GMOs – past, present and future: exciting opportunities or a dead end?

Lane¹,

Hvoslef-Eide²,

Drew³

et al. 2016

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Are GMOs safe to eat? Current, inadequate requirements for feeding studies and what happens when you exceed them

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Health effects of feeding genetically modified (GM) crops to livestock animals: A review

Health effects of feeding genetically modified (GM) crops to livestock animals: A review

Exploitation and progress of GMOs – past, present and future: exciting opportunities or a dead end?

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