7. Human food
7.1 Current situation
"Transgenesis makes it possible to confer new or enhanced properties on micro-organisms (yeast, bacteria) used in food. A yeast genetically modified from components of the same strain is used in Great Britain for bread-making. Several purified enzymes derived from transgenic bacteria are also already in use. A number of other applications are envisaged. ( Michel Desmazeaud Unité de Recherches Laitières et Génétique Appliquée, INRA Jouy-en-Josas).
Under French regulations, the decree of 1 er February 1994 authorizes the use of enzyme preparations produced by GMO bacteria in the manufacture of certain foodstuffs and beverages intended for human consumption (table
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Bibliography
Websites
International references
Codex Alimentarius: GMOs and food safety, and consumer information http://www.codexalimentarius.net/index_fr.stm
Rio Convention on Biological Diversity: GMOs and biodiversity http://www.cbd.int/doc/legal/cbd-un-fr.pdf...
Standards and norms
Large-scale processes and production
- Biotechnologies. Procédés à grande échelle et production. Installation industrielle selon le niveau de danger (indice de classement : X 42-106) - NF EN 1620 - janv. 1997
- Large-scale process and production – Guide to good practice, procedures, training and control for personnel (classification index: X 42-081) - NF EN 12307 - déc. 1997
- Large-scale process and...
Regulations
Extract from the legal binder: GMOs in agriculture and food dffusé par AGRILEGIS Expertises Agro http://www.agrilegis.fr
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Patents
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Laboratoires
Institut national de la recherche agronomique (INRA) – Centre de Versailles Unité de Phytopathologie et Méthodologies de la Détection de Versailles (PMDV) Équipe de méthodologies de la détection des OGM (MDO) Versailles http://www.versailles.inra.fr/
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