转基因食品的发展现状及其安全性评述

对转基因食品的发展现状及转基因技术在作物生产上的应用作了介绍,对转基因食品的安全性作了较为客观地评述,并对转基因食品的发展前景作了简要展望。     

基因工程植物的安全性问题

转基因植物的研究进展很迅速,但基因工程植物是否安全一直争论不休,主要表现在转基因食品的安全性及生态安全性问题上.转基因食品的安全性涉及这些食品的过敏性、毒性以及抗生素标记基因的安全性几个方面.转基因植物的生态安全性包括基因漂流、是否能诱发昆虫产生Bt抗性和对生物多样性的影响等.本文针对这些问题,对转基因植物潜在危害以及国际上现有的评价作简要综述.     

浅谈转基因农作物的食品安全性研究

简要综述了转基因农作物的食品安全性研究,内容包括转基因农作物中外源DNA特征、目的基因产生的蛋白质,以及转基因农作物的非转基因成分如营养成分、抗营养因子和毒性物质等的分析,对认识和了解转基因食品有一定的帮助.     

转基因作物的食用与环境安全性问题及其对策

自转基因技术研发和商业化生产以来,针对转基因作物的食用安全性和环境安全性问题一直是公众争论的焦点。面对全球粮食安全形势的严峻压力,如何使公众对转基因技术及其产品的客观性保持一种科学性的认识,是摆在各国(特别是发展中国家)政府和科学家面前不可忽视的课题。本文从食品和环境两个方面简要介绍了转基因作物的安全性问题,旨在还原转基因技术的科学真实性,并简要提出转基因作物的安全性对策。     

转基因作物及其食品的安全性

对转基因食品存在的潜在危害进行了全面分析,概述了对转基因食品的安全性评价的主要方面及世界各国对转基因食品安全的态度和对转基因食品的管理模式。     

转基因植物中报告基因gus的表达及其安全性评价

近十年来,植物转基因技术取得显著进展,许多转基因植物不断问世,其中报告基因ｇｕｓ在植物基因工程和遗传转化中发挥着重要的作用。本文就ｇｕｓ基因的来源、在转基因植物中的表达及其生态风险性与食品安全性作了简要综述。     

理性认识转基因植物食品的安全性

讨论现代生物技术的几个基本概念 ,如转基因生物、基因修饰生物、重组DNA植物以及对转基因植物食品安全性评价框架 ,阐明作者对转基因植物食品安全性的理解。     

浅析转基因食品安全性问题

随着转基因食品的发展,其安全性引起了全球社会的普遍关注。针对目前各国的观点,做转基因食品利与弊的阐述,分析转基因食品对人类和生态环境已经产生的或潜在的危害,加强转基因食品的审批与监管。     

转基因食品的安全性探究

随着经济全球化的进程不断加速,各国间经济贸易的往来日益频繁以及新型食品的不断发展,越来越多有关食品安全的事件层出不穷,转基因食品作为新型的食品,其安全问题自然也越来越受到当前各国人民的广泛关注。文章概述了转基因食品的安全性评估,以及当前转基因食品对人们身体健康和生态环境所可能产生的影响进行了初步的分析和研究,并对有关转基因食品的安全性问题进行了深入地讨论。     

转基因动物食品安全性评价研究

鉴于转基因动物食品安全性尚未有定论,为加强转基因动物食品安全管理,本文提出了转基因动物食品安全性评价的四原则和五项主要内容,"四原则"是科学原则、实质等同性原则、个案原则、逐步原则;"五项主要内容"是转基因动物本身的特性,转基因动物食品有无毒性和过敏性,转基因动物食品有无激素含量和标记基因,转基因动物食品的售后状况以及其他相关因素,指出了建立一套与国际接轨的适合我国国情的转基因动物食品安全性评价方法是目前我国食品安全领域需要解决的问题.     

Gene transfer from genetically modified food

The current debate about the safety of genetically modified food includes some important scientific issues where more scientific data would aid the robustness of safety evaluation. One example is the possibility of gene transfer, especially from genetically modified plant material.     

转基因耐除草剂大豆的食用安全评价研究进展

转基因大豆是目前种植最广泛的转基因作物之一,其中具有耐除草剂特性的转基因大豆占比最高。公众对转基因食品一直争议不断,因此,其批准商业化种植前的食用安全性评价显得尤为重要。已有研究显示,转基因耐除草剂大豆已经商业化种植了二十多年,迄今为止还没有观察到任何不良反应。目前已经批准的转基因耐除草剂大豆均进行了严格的毒理学评价、过敏性评价和营养学评价,经过严格评价后上市的转基因大豆可以放心食用。综述了转基因耐除草剂大豆的主要类型,分析了可能存在的安全性问题,对转基因耐除草剂大豆的食用安全性评价方法进行了总结,以期为后续相关转基因食品安全性评价工作的开展提供借鉴。     

Assessment of the food safety issues related to genetically modified foods

International consensus has been reached on the principles regarding evaluation of the food safety of genetically modified plants. The concept of substantial equivalence has been developed as part of a safety evaluation framework, based on the idea that existing foods can serve as a basis for comparing the properties of genetically modified foods with the appropriate counterpart. Application of the concept is not a safety assessment per se, but helps to identify similarities and differences between the existing food and the new product, which are then subject to further toxicological investigation. Substantial equivalence is a starting point in the safety evaluation, rather than an endpoint of the assessment. Consensus on practical application of the principle should be further elaborated. Experiences with the safety testing of newly inserted proteins and of whole genetically modified foods are reviewed, and limitations of current test methodologies are discussed. The development and validation of new profiling methods such as DNA microarray technology, proteomics, and metabolomics for the identification and characterization of unintended effects, which may occur as a result of the genetic modification, is recommended. The assessment of the allergenicity of newly inserted proteins and of marker genes is discussed. An issue that will gain importance in the near future is that of post-marketing surveillance of the foods derived from genetically modified crops. It is concluded, among others that, that application of the principle of substantial equivalence has proven adequate, and that no alternative adequate safety assessment strategies are available.     

Safety Assessment of Genetically Modified Foods

The development of novel foods produced through agricultural biotechnology is a complex three-stage process: gene discovery, line selection, and product advancement to commercialization. The safety of genetically modified foods is an integral part of the overall developmental process throughout all of the stages. In the discovery stage, the safety of the gene, its source, and the gene products must be considered. If any questions arise at this stage, these questions must be answered later in the developmental process. During the line selection stage, the genetically modified seed progresses through a variety of greenhouse and field trials. At this stage, the biological and agronomic equivalence of the genetically modified crop to its traditional counterpart must be compared. While the evaluations made during this stage are not specifically directed toward a safety assessment, many potential products with unusual characteristics are eliminated during this stage of development. However, the elimination of products with unusual agronomic or biological characteristics enhances the likelihood that a safe product will be generated. Finally, in the pre-commercialization stage, the genetically modified product undergoes a detailed safety assessment process. This process focuses on the safety of the gene products associated with the introduced gene and any other likely toxicological or anti-nutrient factors associated with the source of the novel gene and the crop to which it was introduced. The safety of the genetically modified product for both food and feed uses is considered. Thus far, all of the genetically modified products brought into the marketplace have been subjected to such an intensive safety assessment. The safety assessment data have been reviewed by regulatory authorities around the world. The current generation of genetically modified products are quite safe for human and feed animal consumption.     

Molecular characterization for food safety assessment of a genetically modified late blight resistant potato: an unusual case

Standard food safety assessments of genetically modified crops require a thorough molecular characterization of the novel DNA as inserted into the plant that is intended for commercialization, as well as a comparison of agronomic and nutritional characteristics of the genetically modified to the non-modified counterpart. These characterization data are used to identify any unintended changes in the inserted DNA or in the modified plant that would require assessment for safety in addition to the assessment of the intended modification. An unusual case of an unintended effect discovered from the molecular characterization of a genetically modified late blight resistant potato developed for growing in Bangladesh and Indonesia is presented here. Not only was a significant portion of the plasmid vector backbone DNA inserted into the plant along with the intended insertion of an R-gene for late blight resistance, but the inserted DNA was split into two separate fragments and inserted into two separate chromosomes. One fragment carries the R-gene and the other fragment carries the NPTII selectable marker gene and the plasmid backbone DNA. The implications of this for the food safety assessment of this late blight resistant potato are considered.

     

转基因玉米的研究进展和食用安全性评价

玉米是我国重要的粮食作物和饲料作物。目前转基因技术作为生物育种技术的代表,已成为国际上育种的前沿和核心技术。世界各国利用转基因技术相继研发了具有多种优良性状的转基因玉米,创造了巨大的经济效益;同时统一、有效的监管措施是转基因玉米研发、推广和商业化的重要基础。食用安全性评价是有效监管的前提。针对转基因玉米的商业化和控制玉米重要性状基因的研究进展进行了综述,并对转基因玉米的食用安全性评价进行归纳分析,以期为我国转基因玉米的研发、管理和推广提供理论参考。     

农作物抗除草剂基因工程

概述抗除草剂作物基因工程抗性基因的来源,产生抗性的机理,抗除草剂外源基因的导入方法,并对目前普遍关注的抗除草剂作物的安全性问题进行了讨论,提出了抗除草剂作物研究及开发中应注意的问题。     

转基因植物的食品安全性问题及评价策略

转基因植物经历了20年的快速发展,已经成为21世纪农业的重要支柱之一。转基因植物从诞生以来,其食用安全性一直是科学界、政府和广大消费者关心的焦点问题。各类转基因安全事件层出不穷,严重影响着转基因产业的发展。本文从营养、毒性、过敏性、抗生素抗性、非期望效应等五个方面系统总结了转基因植物食用安全的问题,详细介绍了转基因植物食用安全评价的六大原则以及国际与国内对转基因植物食用安全性评价的内容,最后介绍了我国的转基因植物安全管理体系。以期使读者对转基因植物食用安全问题有一个系统全面的了解。     

基因工程技术在食品工业中的研究进展

综述基因工程技术在改善食品原料品质、改良食品工业用菌种和食品加工性能、生产酶制剂和保健食品方面的应用,同时对转基因食品及其安全性问题进行了总结归纳,最后对基因工程技术在食品中的发展前景进行展望。