The six working papers from a joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on the "Safety assessment of foods derived from genetically modified animals, including fish", held on 17-21 November 2003 in Rome, Italy, have just been published on the web. They are "Generation and use of genetically modified farm animals" by L.M. Houdebine; "Status of genetically modified (transgenic) fish: Research and application" by R.A. Dunham; "Hazards associated with transgenesis methods" by E.M. Hallerman; "The food safety risk assessment of GM animals" by E.J. Kok and W. Jones; "Environmental impacts of genetically modified animals" by T.J. Benfey and, finally, "Ethical issues surrounding the GM-animals/GM-fish production" by M. Kaiser. See http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/food/risk_biotech_animal_en.stm or contact [email protected] for more information.

06/12/2003