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CODEX ALIMENTARIUS

FOODS DERIVED FROM BIOTECHNOLOGY


FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
OF THE UNITED NATIONS
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Rome, 2004
 
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Table of Contents

PREFACE

PRINCIPLES FOR THE RISK ANALYSIS OF FOODS DERIVED FROM MODERN BIOTECHNOLOGY (CAC/GL 44-2003)

SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION
SECTION 2 - SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS
SECTION 3 - PRINCIPLES

GUIDELINE FOR THE CONDUCT OF FOOD SAFETY ASSESSMENT OF FOODS DERIVED FROM RECOMBINANT-DNA PLANTS (CAC/GL 45-2003)

SECTION 1 - SCOPE
SECTION 2 - DEFINITIONS
SECTION 3 - INTRODUCTION TO FOOD SAFETY ASSESSMENT
SECTION 4 - GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
SECTION 5 - OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
ANNEX: ASSESSMENT OF POSSIBLE ALLERGENICITY

GUIDELINE FOR THE CONDUCT OF FOOD SAFETY ASSESSMENT OF FOODS PRODUCED USING RECOMBINANT-DNA MICROORGANISMS (CAC/GL 46-2003)

SECTION 1 - SCOPE
SECTION 2 - DEFINITIONS
SECTION 3 - INTRODUCTION TO FOOD SAFETY ASSESSMENT
SECTION 4- GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
ANNEX: ASSESSMENT OF POSSIBLE ALLERGENICITY

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