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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10193
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/gmos

EFSA confirms that allergic reaction risk assessment to genetically-modified food needs a case-by-case evidence-based approach

Brussels, 02/08/2010 (Agence Europe) - Because there is no one test to assess the allergencity of genetically-modified (GM) good, a case-by-case assessment using an evidence-based approach is the best way to assess such products, confirms the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA).

This at least is the main conclusion drawn by the EFSA's GMO-group (a scientific group) in its opinion on strategies to assess the allergenicity of genetically-modified plants and microorganisms and GM food for human...