dc.contributor.author |
Morris, Elizabeth J.
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Jansen van Rijssen, Fredrika W.
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Eloff, Jacobus Nicolaas
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dc.date.accessioned |
2013-11-26T07:39:15Z |
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dc.date.available |
2013-11-26T07:39:15Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2013-09 |
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dc.description.abstract |
The importance of food composition in safety assessments of genetically modified (GM) food is described for
cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) that naturally contains significantly high levels of cyanogenic glycoside (CG) toxicants in
roots and leaves. The assessment of the safety of GM cassava would logically require comparison with a non-GM crop with a
proven “history of safe use”. This study investigates this statement for cassava. A non-GM comparator that qualifies would be a
processed product with CG level below the approved maximum level in food and that also satisfies a “worst case” of total dietary
consumption. Although acute and chronic toxicity benchmark CG values for humans have been determined, intake data are
scarce. Therefore, the non-GM cassava comparator is defined on the “best available knowledge”. We consider nutritional values
for cassava and conclude that CG residues in food should be a priority topic for research. |
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dc.description.librarian |
hb2013 |
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dc.description.librarian |
mn2013 |
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dc.description.sponsorship |
South African National Research Foundation |
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dc.description.uri |
http://pubs.acs.org/journal/jafcau |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Jansen van Rijssen, FW, Morris, EJ & Eloff, JN 2013, 'Food safety : importance of composition for assessing genetically modified cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)', Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, vol. 61, no. 35, pp. 8333-8339. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0021-8561 (print) |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1520-5118 (online) |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.1021/jf401153x |
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dc.identifier.other |
7005589445 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/32600 |
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dc.publisher |
American Chemical Society |
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dc.rights |
American Chemical Society. This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, © American Chemical Society after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see Food Safety: Importance of Composition for Assessing Genetically Modified Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz),Janseb van Rijssen, FWJ, Morris, EJ & Eloff, JN, vol. 61, no. 35, pp. 8333-8339, 2013. doi : 10.1021/jf401153x at : http://pubs.acs.org/journal/jafcau |
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dc.subject |
Food composition |
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dc.subject |
Comparative approach |
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dc.subject |
Cassava |
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dc.subject |
Manihot esculenta (Crantz) |
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dc.subject |
History of safe use |
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Codex Alimentarius Commission |
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Food safety standards |
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dc.subject |
Cyanogenic glycoside (CG) |
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Genetically modified foods |
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Food -- Biotechnology |
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dc.title |
Food safety : importance of composition for assessing genetically modified cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) |
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dc.type |
Postprint Article |
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