Testing of Genetically Modified Organisms in Foods

• About the Editor
  
• Contributors
  
• Preface
  
• Chapter 1. Risk and Benefits of Agricultural Biotechnology
  
• The Development of Biotechnology
  
• Beginning of the Controversy About Biotechnology
  
• Risk and Benefit Analysis
  
• The Present Scope of Agricultural Biotechnology Products
  
• Regulations on Growing Biotechnology Crops
  
• Grower Adoption of Biotechnology Crops
  
• Economics of Using Current Biotechnology Crops
  
• The Concept of Substantial Equivalence and Its Impact on Product Liability and International Trade
  
• Food Safety Issues of Biotechnology Products
  
• Framework for Evaluating Environmental Effects of Current Biotechnology Crops
  
• Gene Flow in Transgenic Crops
  
• Gene Containment Strategies for Biotechnology Crops
  
• Economic Consequences of Gene Flow from Biotechnology Crops
  
• Effects of Biotechnology Crops on Nontarget Organisms
  
• Environmental Consequences of Two Novel GM Organisms
  
• Pesticide-Use Patterns
  
• Resistance Management to Herbicide-Resistant and Insect-Resistant Plants
  
• Agricultural Biotechnology in a Changing World
  
• Chapter 2. Sampling for the Detection of Biotech Grains: A USDA Perspective
  
• Introduction
  
• Introduction to Sampling Theory
  
• Conclusions
  
• Chapter 3. Sampling for GMO Analysis: The European Perspective
  
• Introduction
  
• The Concept of Sampling and Currently Adopted Sampling Protocols
  
• Limitations of the Currently Adopted Sampling Protocols
  
• Sampling for GMO Detection/Quantification: Recommendations
  
• Concluding Remarks
  
• Chapter 4. Reference Materials and Standards
  
• Introduction
  
• Matrix-Based GMO CRMs
  
• Pure Genomic DNA GMO CRMs
  
• Pure Plasmid DNA GMO CRMs
  
• Pure Protein GMO CRMs
  
• Discussion
  
• Chapter 5. Protein-Based Methods: Elucidation of the Principles
  
• Introduction
  
• Problems Associated with Developing Immunoassays for Food Proteins and Suggested Remedies
  
• Western Blotting
  
• Immunoassays
  
• Conclusions
  
• Chapter 6. Protein-Based Methods: Case Studies
  
• Introduction
  
• Foods: Processed and Finished
  
• Grain and Seed
  
• Discussion
  
• Chapter 7. DNA-Based Methods for Detection and Quantification of GMOs: Principles and Standards
  
• Introduction
  
• The Polymerase Chain Reaction
  
• The Future of GMO Testing
  
• Near-Infrared Spectroscopy
  
• DNA Microarrays
  
• Biosensors
  
• Chapter 8. DNA-Based Methods for GMO Detection: Historical Developments and Future Prospects
  
• Southern Hybridization/Slot or Dot Blotting Techniques
  
• Polymerase Chain Reaction Applications
  
• Gene Expression and Microarray Technology
  
• DNA-Based Biosensors
  
• Conclusions
  
• Chapter 9. Near-Infrared Spectroscopic Methods
  
• Introduction: The Limitations of Applying Current GMO Screening Methods
  
• Introduction to Near-Infrared Spectroscopy
  
• Roundup Ready Soybean Detection Case Study
  
• Quality Assurance Issues
  
• Future Considerations
  
• Chapter 10. Other Methods for GMO Detection and Overall Assessment of the Risks
  
• Metabolic Profiling
  
• Proteomics
  
• Gene Fluorescent Proteins As a Marker in Transgenic Plants
  
• Concerns About Gene Flow, Liabilities, Regulatory Climates, and Intellectual Property Rights
  
• Assessment of Safety Issues
  
• Conclusions
  
• Index
  
• Reference Notes Included

Biography

Farid Ahmed