Organiser(s): 
Angela van Beesten, Ökologischer Ärztebund, (part of International Society of Doctors for the Environment, ISDE), Germany
Speakers:
Arpad Pusztai, Senior Scientist, Ungarn/UK
Werner Müller, Dipl. Ing. Ökologie, eco-risk Austria
Michael Hansen, Senior Staff Scientist with Consumers Union, USA
Jeffrey Smith, Institute for Responsible Technology, USA
Moderator: Erika Feyerabend, BioSkop Germany
Outline:
This workshop aims to summarize the present state of scientific knowlegde about potential health impacts of genetically modified organisms. We will summarize the state of the art and what is known as well as what is not known. We will also look at the present procedures of risk assessment for the approval of GMOs in key institutions and at the discussions as well as pressures within the scientific community.
Background Papers and further reading
Effects of foreign DNA RNA on the Human Immune System in regard to Genetically Modified Plants
Werner Müller Environment Protection Organisation Global 2000, Vienna, Austria with contributions from Anna Jaschok, University Kassel, Germany
This review shall give policy makers and risk managers the rational basis to widen the view on the risk assessment of genetically modified plants and therefore to include potential impacts associated with synthetic DNA/RNA fragments of genetically modified plants to the human immune system.
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EFSA, European Food SCANDAL Authority Workshop Presentation
State of the science on the health risks of gm foods
Jeffrey Smith
We all know stories of tobacco, asbestos, and DDT. Originally declared safe, they caused widespread death and disease. Although their impact was vast, most of the population was spared. The same cannot be said for sweeping changes in the food supply. Everyone eats; everyone is affected. Read More...
