title: [Assessment of allergenicity of genetically modified food crops].
abstract: The placing on the European Union's market of genetically modified crops requires authorization by the European Commission which is based on the proof that the derived foods are as safe as their conventional counterparts. The assessment of potential allergenicity is part of the necessary investigations recommended in the updated Guidance Document of the Scientific Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), which is based on internationally agreed recommendations. All genetically modified crops which so far have been authorized in the European Union were evaluated by the EFSA GMO Panel which considered it unlikely that their overall allergenicity has been altered.
authors.affiliation: Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung, Max-Dohrn-Str. 8-10, 10589, Berlin, Deutschland. maria-anna.schauzu@bfr.bund.de
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schauzu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pöting
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rubin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lampen
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis*; D000818:Animals; D005062:European Union; D005504:Food Analysis / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology*; D059022:Food Safety; D030841:Food, Genetically Modified / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011914:Rats, Inbred BN
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens