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Approaches to risk assessment and safety testing

ApproachesTest optionsLostReference
Recent practice for GM foods and crops in the United States and European Union (EU)Coarse chemical analysesLowhttp://www.twnside.org.sg/title2/service169.htm
Current practice for GM foods and crops in the EUSlightly finer chemical analysis and some short-term farm-animal feeding studiesLowhttp://www.twnside.org.sg/title2/service169.htm
Officially envisaged future (in the EU) for GM foods and cropsFar finer chemical analyses: including proteomics and metabolomics as well as laboratory animal feeding studies, farm-scale cultivation trials for cropsMediumhttp://www.twnside.org.sg/title2/service169.htm
Current practice for additives and pesticidesChemical analyses plus toxicological tests with bacteria and studies on (400) live animals, and some immunological testing, but no human trialsHighhttp://www.twnside.org.sg/title2/service169.htm
Current practice for pharmaceutical productsChemical analyses plus toxicological tests with bacteria and live animal studies, some immunological testing and some clinical trialsVery highhttp://www.twnside.org.sg/title2/service169.htm
ApproachesTest optionsLostReference
Recent practice for GM foods and crops in the United States and European Union (EU)Coarse chemical analysesLowhttp://www.twnside.org.sg/title2/service169.htm
Current practice for GM foods and crops in the EUSlightly finer chemical analysis and some short-term farm-animal feeding studiesLowhttp://www.twnside.org.sg/title2/service169.htm
Officially envisaged future (in the EU) for GM foods and cropsFar finer chemical analyses: including proteomics and metabolomics as well as laboratory animal feeding studies, farm-scale cultivation trials for cropsMediumhttp://www.twnside.org.sg/title2/service169.htm
Current practice for additives and pesticidesChemical analyses plus toxicological tests with bacteria and studies on (400) live animals, and some immunological testing, but no human trialsHighhttp://www.twnside.org.sg/title2/service169.htm
Current practice for pharmaceutical productsChemical analyses plus toxicological tests with bacteria and live animal studies, some immunological testing and some clinical trialsVery highhttp://www.twnside.org.sg/title2/service169.htm
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Approaches to risk assessment and safety testing

ApproachesTest optionsLostReference
Recent practice for GM foods and crops in the United States and European Union (EU)Coarse chemical analysesLowhttp://www.twnside.org.sg/title2/service169.htm
Current practice for GM foods and crops in the EUSlightly finer chemical analysis and some short-term farm-animal feeding studiesLowhttp://www.twnside.org.sg/title2/service169.htm
Officially envisaged future (in the EU) for GM foods and cropsFar finer chemical analyses: including proteomics and metabolomics as well as laboratory animal feeding studies, farm-scale cultivation trials for cropsMediumhttp://www.twnside.org.sg/title2/service169.htm
Current practice for additives and pesticidesChemical analyses plus toxicological tests with bacteria and studies on (400) live animals, and some immunological testing, but no human trialsHighhttp://www.twnside.org.sg/title2/service169.htm
Current practice for pharmaceutical productsChemical analyses plus toxicological tests with bacteria and live animal studies, some immunological testing and some clinical trialsVery highhttp://www.twnside.org.sg/title2/service169.htm
ApproachesTest optionsLostReference
Recent practice for GM foods and crops in the United States and European Union (EU)Coarse chemical analysesLowhttp://www.twnside.org.sg/title2/service169.htm
Current practice for GM foods and crops in the EUSlightly finer chemical analysis and some short-term farm-animal feeding studiesLowhttp://www.twnside.org.sg/title2/service169.htm
Officially envisaged future (in the EU) for GM foods and cropsFar finer chemical analyses: including proteomics and metabolomics as well as laboratory animal feeding studies, farm-scale cultivation trials for cropsMediumhttp://www.twnside.org.sg/title2/service169.htm
Current practice for additives and pesticidesChemical analyses plus toxicological tests with bacteria and studies on (400) live animals, and some immunological testing, but no human trialsHighhttp://www.twnside.org.sg/title2/service169.htm
Current practice for pharmaceutical productsChemical analyses plus toxicological tests with bacteria and live animal studies, some immunological testing and some clinical trialsVery highhttp://www.twnside.org.sg/title2/service169.htm
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