Hub P.J.M. Noteborn

TL;DR: The concept of substantial equivalence has been developed as part of a safety evaluation framework, based on the idea that existing foods can serve as a basis for comparing the properties of genetically modified foods with the appropriate counterpart as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: The potential value of evolving "profiling" or "omics" technologies as non-targeted, unbiased approaches, to detect unintended effects in GM crops and products are focused on.

TL;DR: The utility of an off-line combination of 400 MHz proton (1H)-NMR spectroscopy and liquid chromatography for the multi-component comparison of low-molecular weight compounds (i.e. chemical fingerprinting) in complex plant matrices is examined.

TL;DR: New 'profiling' methods will allow for the screening of potential changes in the modified host organism at different integration levels, i.e. at the genome level, during gene expression and protein translation, and at the level of cellular metabolism.

TL;DR: Comments by Lachmann, Sykes, and Gosden are disappointing because they reflect a failure to understand the new, and apparently unwelcome, dialogue of accountability that needs to be forged between scientists and the public.