Society of Toxicology (SOT)s, Safety of GM
The Safety of Genetically Modified Foods Produced Through Biotechnology September 25th, 2002
This is the Society of Toxicology (SOT)s, stand on the toxicology of Gm food, the standards for deciding what is substantially equivalent to non-GM food. Also this paper talks about the problems with allergies to certain proteins, for example starlink corn and brazil nuts, the problems caused by L-tryptophan that caused eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome (EMS) and killed 37 people. This article is cited, and written so lay people can understand, for me with the help of a dictionary. There is concern-
“The level of safety of current BD foods to consumers appears to be equivalent to that of traditional foods. Verified records of adverse health effects are absent although the current passive reporting system would probably not detect minor or rare adverse effects, nor can it detect a moderate increase in common effects such as diarrhea. However, this is no guarantee that all future genetic modifications will have such apparently benign and predictable results. A continuing evolution of toxicological methodologies and regulatory strategies will be necessary to ensure that this level of safety is maintained.”
There is a growing concern GNO foos are creating yet-unknown allergies in humans