Blisstree » allergy-test http://www.blisstree.com Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:47:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Genetically Modified Foods and Allergies http://www.blisstree.com/articles/gm-foods-and-allergies-116/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/gm-foods-and-allergies-116/#comments Fri, 06 Oct 2006 21:18:58 +0000 ruth http://www.eatingfabulous.com/gm-foods-and-allergies/ Post from: Blisstree

Genetically Modified Foods and Allergies

]]> FoodFood crops are being genetically modified usually to come up with more robust -and therefore more productive and profitable- varieties or to improve its nutritional content. Take for example my previous post on tomatoes with enhanced flavonol content.

Those who oppose the use of genetically modified crops, however, are concerned that such food may cause food allergic reactions as they are made to produce snippets of “foreign protein” (GeneticsandHealth has several entries discussing the nitty-gritty of genetically modified food here, here, and here).

As I’ve written in the Allergizer, the Michigan State University has received a $447,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to validate a procedure using animal models to test for the allergenic potentials of genetically engineered crops.

Should this test prove successful, this could be a step in increasing the public acceptance of genetically modified foods.

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Genetically Modified Foods and Allergies

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