THE LABELLING OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS转基因食品标签.ppt

1、SAFETY OF GENETICALLYMODIFIED FOODS,E Jane Morris,Is GM food safe?,All food presents some risk to the consumer Non-GM risks include: Food allergens Toxic agrochemicals (pesticides etc) Microbial contamination Mycotoxin contamination Food toxins (lectins, alkaloids etc) BSE,What are the issues for GM

2、 food?,GM food has been on the market in the US for 10 years with no ill effects reported Risk assessment eg Any changes in nutritional composition History of safe use of substances in the GM food (toxicity, allergenicity etc) Stability Unexpected products (secondary metabolites etc) NB Processed fo

3、ods are not themselves GMOs,Any unintended consequences of genetic modification?EU project looked at GM vs non-GM potato,Analyzed Glycoalkaloids Protease inhibitors Vitamin C Fatty acids Amino acids Carbohydrates No negative compositional effects found in any of the GM lines,Emerging techniques tran

4、scriptome, metabolome and transcriptome analysis to detect any unintended effects,PLANT,TISSUE,DNA/mRNAs,PROTEINS,COMPONENTS,DIFFERENCES,AGRONOMICS,PHENOTYPICS,GENOMICS,PROTEOMICS,METABOLOMICS,STATISTICS,Unintended effects?,Metabolome expression,Proteome expression,Genome expression,Function,Data in

5、tegration,Safety and benefits,We subject GM foods to more stringent safety testing than non-GM foods! GM foods hold potential benefit not just risk: Better nutritional quality Reduced risk of poisoning from mycotoxins and agrochemicals Increased food production,Food control is exercised by:,The Depa

6、rtment of Agriculture The Department of Health (enforced by local authorities) The South African Bureau of Standards,Food safety legislation,Department of Agriculture Department of Health South African Bureau of Standards,Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act 119 of 1990) Foodstuffs, Cosmeti

7、cs and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act 54 of 1972) Standards Act, 1993 (Act 29 of 1993),Should the consumer be told?,General information on GM food should be provided in a reasonable and balanced manner Labelling of individual foods is a complex issue, with no general agreement at international levels

8、The Codex alimentarius commission of the FAO and WHO is attempting to achieve international agreement on labelling, traceability etc,Labelling of foods/GMOs,Proposed labelling in terms of the FCD Act, 1972: Food only Includes live GMOs plus processed (non-live) GMOs,Identification in terms of articl

9、e 18 of the Cartagena Protocol: Not only food - all live GMOs (LMOs). Only live GMOs,Labelling of GM foods in terms of the FCD Act, 1972,Draft regulations published for comment in the Government Gazette of 4 May 2001 Final regulations submitted to DOH Legal Unit during November 2002 Dilemma: -No con

10、sensus at the Joint FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission -Health obligation i.r.o. food control is safety + nutrition,Contents of proposed regulations under the FCD Act, 1972,Must indicate presence of allergen (safety) Must indicate different composition, different nutritional value, different meth

11、od of storage, preparation or cooking (nutrition) May indicate enhanced characteristic (nutrition) or reduced hypersensitivity (safety) subject to validation/certification,Contents of proposed regulations under the FCD Act, 1972 (continued),Must indicate presence of genetic material from humans or a

12、nimals (religion, moral) Must comply with general labelling regulations in terms of the Act,Contents of proposed regulations under the FCD Act, 1972 (continued),Included in draft regulations but not in the proposed final regulations: Conditions for claiming “not genetically modified” Prohibition on

13、the claim “GM free” No Identity Preservation System in place Not a health issue No global consensus,Mandatory labelling of all genetically modified foods?,Unless identity preservation systems are introduced through the whole food chain, it can be assumed that the majority of foods will have some GM content Identity preservation is expensive for producers/industry and therefore for consumers ($8/tonne for maize?) Analytical methods to test for the presence of GM products are not completely reliable, lack sensitivity and are expensive Cost for Government, and therefore for co