Codex guideline and Food and Agriculture Organization database on low-level presence of genetically modified plants

摘要

An increasing number of genetically modified (GM) plants are being approved for commercialization. However, different countries authorize use of certain GM plants at different times. As a consequence of these so-called 'asymmetric authorizations', low levels of GM plant material that have passed a food safety assessment in one country may on occasion be present in food in an importing country that has not yet determined the food safety of that GM plant.