This article presents a review about the labeling of products that have Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO), also called transgenic elements in their composition. It addresses the conventions, laws and regulations relating to such products currently governing the market, the adequacy of these existing standards and their acceptance by society. It also examines the importance of the cautionary ...

a Institute of Chemistry Timisoara of the Romanian Academy, 24 Mihai Viteazul Bvd., 30022 – Timișoara, Romania b Faculty of Industrial Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, University Politehnica Timişoara, Piata Victoriei, 300006 Timişoara, Romania c Pharmacy I Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Victor Babes ̧” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2 Eftimie Murgu Sq., 300041 – Timișoara, Roma...

A principal consumer demand is a guarantee of the safety and quality of food. The presence of foodborne pathogens and their potential hazard, the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in food production, and the correct labelling in foods suitable for vegetarians are among the subjects where society demands total transparency. The application of controls within the quality assessment pro...

Increasing crop yields to ensure food security is a major challenge. Mutagenesis is an important tool in crop improvement and is free of the regulatory restrictions imposed on genetically modified organisms. The forward genetic approach enables the identification of improved or novel phenotypes that can be exploited in conventional breeding programmes. Powerful reverse genetic strategies that a...

SUMMARY Is genetically modified food safe? Are concerns over genetically modified food warranted? What is the difference between introducing genes into plants by grafting and by molecular engineering? These and other questions are answered in the book "Mendel in the Kitchen" written by plant biology expert Dr. Nina Fedoroff.

1Department of Radiology, Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, New York, New York; 2Cancer Biology and Genetics, Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, New York, New York; 3Department of Medical Physics, Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, New York, New York; 4Cyclotron and Radiochemistry Core, Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, New York, New York; 5Smal...

1 Phytomedicine, Toxicology and Reproductive Biochemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, University of Ilorin, Ilorin 240003, Nigeria 2 Phytomedicine, Environmental Toxicology and Plant Biochemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin 240001, Nigeria 3 Department of Agriculture, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Cape Peninsula Univer...