Food Biotechnology

Paper Summary:

This work examines specific issues in food biotechnology today. The paper discusses which agencies are responsible for regulation of food products and what this regulation involves. Also discussed are the products that food biotechnology has enhanced. The author notes the consumer's potential unease with food biotechnology, and cites education as helping the public overcome this mistrust. The paper includes an extensive literature review.

Outline:
Introduction
Specific Requirements for Food Additive Ingredients
Food Biotechnology is not New
Consumer Doubts
Issues Management Plan
Summary and Conclusion
Bibliography

From the Paper:

"According to the work of Sally L. McCammon, Science Advisor to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service for the U.S. Department of Agriculture: "If genetically engineered organisms are to gain greater acceptance, decisions that address concerns associated with the application of biotechnology to agriculture must be science based. Science also must be the base by which regulatory officials can sure and build upon credibility, remain current and assure a rational basis for decision-making." (1999) McCammon states that the science-based assessment means that "the review of any particular product is done using scientific criteria relevant to that product. Advances in biotechnology -- being able to determine what has actually happened at the molecular and biochemical levels -- have increased the ability of regulators to scrutinize product safety and the effect of product modification upon safety. The scrutinies of certain products and the rigor by which evaluations are performed have also increased due to biotechnology." (1999)"

Sample of Sources Used:

• McCammon, Sally L. (1999) Regulating the Products of Biotechnology. Online available at: http://www.biotech-info.net/aphis.pdf#search=%22Issues%20Management%20Plan% 3A%20F ood%20biotechnology%22
• Food Biotechnology (2004) International Food Information Council Online available at: http://www.ific.org/food/biotechnology/index.cfm
• Tietyen, J.L. and Garrison, M.E. (ND) Food Biotechnology - Family and Consumer Sciences. Online available at: http://www.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/brei/brei3/brei3.htm.
• Food Biotechnology (nd) USDA Online at: http://www.nal.usda.gov/bic/Nonfed_biotech_docs/NFPA_biotech/FACTS_FPA.html
• Bruhn, Christine M. (nd) Biotechnology Overview, Product Applications, Consumer Response Online available at: http://www.ccst.us/ccst/pubs/gmf/FB_Ch1.pdf

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