Kohl, Christian

Schiemann, Joachim

Wilhelm, Ralf

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Nachwuchswissenschaftlerforum / Young Scientists Meeting 2013 Kohl et al.      GRACE - A new European research project on GM crop risk assessment   Christian Kohl, Ralf Wilhelm and Joachim Schiemann  Julius Kühn Institut, Institute for Biosafety in Plant Biotechnology, Quedlinburg  Email of corresponding author: christian.kohl@jki.bund.de  GRACE (GMO Risk Assessment and Communication of Evidence) is a re-search project under the 7th Frame-work Program of the European Com-mission, starting in June 2012 with du-ration of 3.5 years. The Consortium comprises 18 partners from Europe and South Africa.  It will - a) elaborate and implement systematic, transparent and inclusive reviews of existing evidence of poten-tial health, environmental, and socio-economic impacts (risks and benefits) of genetically modified plants (GMPs) or food and feed derived thereof by following a harmonized framework, and - b) reconsider the design, execution and interpretation of results of animal feeding trials as well as in vitro studies for assessing the safety of GM food and feed.  The framework will adapt recently elaborated evidence synthesis ap-proaches to impartially compile existing evidence of potential adverse effects caused by the deliberate release of GMPs on human and animal health, the environment and socio-economy.  The activity addresses the need for a well documented, transparent and sus-tainable representation of the evidence synthesis process itself and the derived results. An open access database and a “central access point” for data and in-formation will enable risk assessors, managers, scientists and the general public to reiterate and update their evaluations and conclusions on GMPs.  Animal feeding trials and in vitro studies are analyzed with regard to the added value and necessity of 90–day feeding trials with whole foods. Feeding trials are compared with advanced state-of the-art analytical, in vitro and in silico tools.   The project will provide guidance for relevant, alternative in vitro cell-based approaches within the overall food and feed safety assessment.  Berichte aus dem Julius Kühn-Institut 171 45

GRACE - A new European research project on GM crop risk assessment

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GRACE - A new European research project on GM crop risk assessment

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