title: RNAi-based GM plants: food for thought for risk assessors.
abstract: RNA interference (RNAi) is an emerging technology that offers new opportunities for the generation of new traits in genetically modified (GM) plants. Potential risks associated with RNAi-based GM plants and issues specific to their risk assessment were discussed during an international scientific workshop (June 2014) organized by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Selected key outcomes of the workshop are reported here.
authors.affiliation: European Food Safety Authority, Parma, Italy.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ramon
authors.forename: Yann
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Devos
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lanzoni
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gennaro
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Waigmann
mesh_terms: D059022:Food Safety; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified / Q000235:genetics*; D034622:RNA Interference; D012330:RNA, Double-Stranded / Q000378:metabolism; D018570:Risk Assessment
chemical_list: D012330:RNA, Double-Stranded
keywords: RNA interference; bioinformatic data; genetically modified plants; off-target effects; risk assessment; safety