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Uses of biotechnology and technology transfer to keep food safe.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2200816     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The era of biology is composed of 1) the definition of molecular laws of biology, 2) the exponential expansion of the data base, and 3) the establishment of the first generation molecular and cellular tool kit; this era is driving the development and commercialization of biotechnological products and processes for agriculture and the food system. These products and processes should have a major impact in maintaining and improving food safety. Several meeting and organizational initiatives on biotechnology and food safety are summarized. Possible roles of biotechnology in areas of food safety involve microbial contaminants, nutritional quality, natural antimetabolites, allergens, toxicants, and synthetic chemical residues. Biotechnology will have an impact on all these areas through both improved ability to measure as well as to modify microbes, animals, and plants used as food. Diagnostics for microbial contaminants and biobased alternatives to synthetic chemicals are most advanced. However, all these biotechnological products and processes for food safety are in very early stages of development and commercialization.
Authors:
R W Hardy
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of dairy science     Volume:  73     ISSN:  0022-0302     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Dairy Sci.     Publication Date:  1990 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1990-09-18     Completed Date:  1990-09-18     Revised Date:  2005-11-16    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2985126R     Medline TA:  J Dairy Sci     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1665-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research at Cornell, Ithaca, NY 14853.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Biotechnology*
DNA Probes
Food / standards*
Food Contamination / prevention & control*
Food Microbiology
Humans
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/DNA Probes

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