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Biotechnology (GM foods) publications

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(In chronological order from most recent)

Seventh session of the Codex Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Foods Derived from Biotechnology, Chiba, Japan, 24-28 September 2007

FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on the Safety Assessment of Foods Derived from Recombinant-DNA Animals, 26 February - 2 March 2007, Geneva

Sixth session of the Codex Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Foods Derived from Biotechnology, Chiba, Japan, 27 November - 1 December 2006

Fifth session of the Codex Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Foods Derived from Biotechnology, Chiba, Japan, 19-23 September 2005

WHO study on modern food biotechnology, human health and development

Safety assessment of foods derived from genetically modified animals, including fish, a joint FAO/WHO expert consultation on food derived from biotechnology, Rome, Italy, 17 - 21 November 2003

The Analysis of Food Samples for the Presence of Genetically Modified Organisms (published by WHO/EURO)

Fourth session of the Codex ad hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Foods Derived from Biotechnology. Yokohama, Japan, 11 - 14 March 2003

Meeting on the safety of foods derived through biotechnology. PAHO/WHO/INPPAZ Buenos Aires, Argentina, 20-21 February 2003

20 questions on genetically modified foods

Third session of the Codex ad hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Foods Derived from Biotechnology. Yokohama, Japan, 4 -8 March 2002

Safety assessment of foods derived from genetically modified microorganisms, a joint FAO/WHO expert consultation on foods derived from biotechnology, Geneva, Switzerland, 24 to 28 September 2001

Second session of the Codex ad hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Foods Derived from Biotechnology. Chiba, Japan, 25 - 29 March 2001

Allergenicity of genetically modified foods, a joint FAO/WHO consultation on foods derived from biotechnology, Rome, Italy, 22-25 January 2001

Release of GMOs in the environment: is it a human health hazard? Joint WHO/EURO - ANPA Seminar, Rome, Italy, 7-9 September 2000

Safety aspects of genetically modified foods of plant origin, a joint FAO/WHO consultation on foods derived from biotechnology, Geneva, Switzerland 29 May - 2 June 2000

First session of the Codex ad hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Foods Derived from Biotechnology. Chiba, Japan, March 2000

Strategies for assessing the safety of foods produced by biotechnology, a joint FAO/WHO consultation, Geneva, Switzerland, 5-10 November 1990

Titles not available online:

  • Biotechnology and food safety. Report of a Joint FAO/WHO Consultation, Rome, Italy, 30 September-4 October 1996. FAO Food and Nutrition Paper No. 61
  • Application of the principles of substantial equivalence to the safety evaluation of foods or food components from plants derived by modern biotechnology. Report of a WHO Workshop, Copenhagen, Denmark, 31 October-4 November 1994.
  • Health aspects of marker genes in genetically modified plants. Report of a WHO Workshop, Copenhagen, Denmark, 21-24 September 1993.

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