Other Genetically Modified Foods Resources

Format	Author(s)	Title / Description	Date added	Details
	Food Safety Department, World Health Organization	20 Questions on Genetically Modified Foods Answers to common questions asked of the WHO by Member State Governments regarding genetically modified foods.	Jan 16, 2003
	AgBioForum	AgBioForum: the Journal of Agrobiotechnology Management & Economics Journal that publishes articles on research related to economic and social impacts of agrobiotechnology.	Jan 11, 2005
	Washington State University Tri-Cities	Agrichemical and Environmental News Monthly report that publishes information on environmental and pesticide related issues such as organic farming, biotech crops, pesticide exposure monitoring, and more. (more)	Jul 19, 2002
	U.S. Department of Agriculture	Agricultural Biotechnology This website provides links to information from USDA and other organizations regarding agricultural biotechnology research and regulation. (more)	Mar 24, 2004
	International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology	Biosafety Bibliographic Database: a Collection of Biosafety Studies Featuring Records from CAB ABSTRACTS [TM] from CABI Publishing Bibliographic database extracted from CAB ABSTRACTS [TM] of scientific studies related to "Biosafety and Risk Assessment in biotechnology." Topics covered include risks for animal and human health, genetically modified micro-organisms, risk for agriculture, aquaculture, general concerns, risks of horizontal gene transfer, and risks for the environment. (more) Deadline: Monday, January 9, 2006	Jan 9, 2006
	Food Safety Department, World Health Organization	Biotechnology (GM Foods) This page links to WHO information and publications related to GM foods.	Feb 17, 2004
	Portland Press/International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry Online This journal publishes information on biological macromolecules, including proteins, polysaccharides and other carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acids of biological origin. Access to papers from the current year is by subscription only, but fulltext access to the archive is free. (more)	Aug 28, 2002
	Mitchell, Lorraine	Biotechnology and Food Security Briefing paper that discusses some of the issues associated with the application of biotechnology to reducing food insecurity. (more) Deadline: Thursday, September 8, 2005 Publication Month: June 2001	Sep 8, 2005
	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Biotechnology and Food Security Fact sheet on biotechnology and its applications to food security. Includes an overview of some risks and benefits of genetically engineered products. (more) Deadline: Thursday, September 8, 2005	Sep 8, 2005
	Checkbiotech.org	Checkbiotech.org Website that provides news and events related to biotechnology. Topics covered include benefits and risks, economics, safety and regulations, and more. (more)	Dec 7, 2004
	Microbiology Network	Culture Collections List of databases on various bacteria and viruses, also biotechnology.	Aug 31, 2001
	Electronic Journal of Biotechnology	Electronic Journal of Biotechnology Journal issued three times per year that publishes articles on issues related to biotechnology, including biosafety, animal biotechnology, plant biotechnology, and more. (more)	Jan 11, 2005
	Maitani, T.	[Establishment of Standards and Specifications for Chemical Substances in Foods and Evaluation of Exposure to Maintain Food Safety] Abstract of a paper describing the standards and specifications established by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan for toxic chemical substances, including pesticide residues, dioxins, acrylamide, food additives, genetically modified food products, and more. The original article is in Japanese. (more) Deadline: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 Publication Year: 2005	Mar 22, 2006
	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	FAO Electronic Forum on Biotechnology in Food and Agriculture Forum for the discussion of issues related to food and agricultural biotechnology in developing countries. Moderated e-mail conferences are held for the discussion of specific aspects of this topic. (more)	Jun 24, 2004
	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	FAO Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture Glossary of terms that are used in the field of food and agriculture biotechnology.	Aug 21, 2002
	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	FAO-BiotechNews E-mail list that provides updates of news and events items that are relevant to applications of biotechnology in food and agriculture in developing countries. French and Spanish versions (FAO- BiotechNews-Fr and FAO-BiotechNews-Esp) are also available. (more)	Apr 25, 2005
	International Food Information Council Foundation	Food Biotechnology K-12 Online Education Resources This page links to educational materials and related resources on food biotechnology for K-12 educators.	Jun 7, 2004
	Food Policy Institute	Food Policy Institute This institute is based at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, and works to support decision making by promoting the spread of information and research regarding food production, distribution, and consumption. The website includes publications, a food biotechnology bibliographic database, news, a discussion forum, links, and more. Many of the reports provided address consumer perceptions of genetically modified foods. (more)	Jan 16, 2003
	Institute of Food Science and Technology	Genetic Modification and Food This information statement provides an introduction to genetic modification and foods and addresses such issues as advantages and potential benefits, concerns, safety issues, environmental considerations, ethics, regulatory approaches, detection and analysis, EU regulations, and more. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, July 27, 2004	Jul 28, 2004
	International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology	The International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology "An international organisation dedicated to advanced research and training in molecular biology and biotechnology, with special regard to the needs of the developing world." The website includes publications, events, services related to biotechnology and bioinformatics, biosafety resources, and more. (more) Deadline: Monday, January 9, 2006	Jan 9, 2006
	Knovel	Knovel Online library that provides access to engineering and applied science handbooks, databases, and conference proceedings. You can search the database for relevant chapters in these materials and view the results online. There is also a feature to access, sort, search, and pull data from dynamic tables from the reference books, and a feature that allows you to interact with graphs, including exporting data points or curves. Among the subject areas covered are "Biochemistry, Biology & Biotechnology," "Food Science," and "Safety, Health & Hygiene". (more)	Nov 25, 2002
	National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy	National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy: Mailing Lists Mailing lists related to NCFAP activities for biotechnology and pesticides.	Jun 24, 2003
	National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Thailand National Science and Technology Development Agency	National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology: BIOTEC Thailand Organization that works to support biotechnology research, development, and application in Thailand. The website includes information about their research, events, programs, and more. Some material is not available in English. (more)	Jun 16, 2003
	Nature Publishing Group	Nature Biotechnology This monthly journal publishes articles on biotechnology in the fields of pharmaceutical, medical, agricultural, and environmental sciences. (more)	Aug 2, 2002
	Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology	Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology Information on genetically modified food and agricultural biotechnology. The website features news, research publications, polls on national opinion of issues relating to agricultural biotechnology, events, and more. (more)	Jul 19, 2002
	Gianessi, Leonard P.; Silvers, Cressida S.; Sankula, Sujatha; Carpenter, Janet E.	Plant Biotechnology: Current and Potential Impact for Improving Pest Managment In U.S. Agriculture: An Analysis of 40 Case Studies Report and case studies from a study on the impact of plant biotechnology developments on various pest-control criteria in 40 biotech cultivars. (more) Publication Month: June 2002	Jun 24, 2003
	Joint Research Centre, European Commission	Training Courses: Biotechnology and GMOs This page provides information on the JRC's training courses on the detection of GMOs in foods. It includes access to the manual used in the courses, The Analysis of Food Samples for the Presence of Genetically Modified Organisms. (more)	Aug 18, 2003
	Center for Biological Informatics, U.S. Geological Survey/U.S. Department of Agriculture/Environmental Protection Agency/Food and Drug Administration	United States Regulatory Agencies Unified Biotechnology Website Website on agricultural products of modern biotechnology. Includes a searchable database of reviewed genetically engineered crops, information on the role of U.S. agencies, links to laws and regulations, government contacts, and more. (more)	Dec 9, 2004

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