Current methods for assessing safety of genetically modified crops as exemplified by data on Roundup Ready soybeans.
Several laboratories have used recombinant DNA technology in plant breeding to improve compositional, processing, and agronomic characteristics of plants. These transformed plants have been extensively tested in field trials, have gained full regulatory approvals and are currently being marketed in a number of countries around the world. This paper briefly summarizes the approach used to assure the safety of foods and feeds derived from these genetically modified crops, as exemplified by data on Roundup Ready soybeans that has been developed by Monsanto Company using biotechnology in order to confer tolerance to glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup herbicide, by the production of the CP4 enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase protein. The results of the studies demonstrate that Roundup Ready soybeans are as safe as traditional soybeans with respect to food and feed safety.
Nair
Rashmi S
RS
Monsanto Company, St Louis, Missouri 63167, USA. rashmi.s.nair@Monsanto.com
Fuchs
Roy L
RL
Schuette
Sheila A
SA
D000383:Agriculture; D000818:Animals; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005998:Glycine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000633:toxicity*; D006540:Herbicides / Q000633:toxicity*; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified / Q000235:genetics*; D030262:Soybean Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000633:toxicity*; D013025:Glycine max / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D000097797:Glyphosate
D005998:Glycine; D006540:Herbicides; D030262:Soybean Proteins; D000097797:Glyphosate