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MaryJane K. Selgrade,¹ Ian Kimber,² Lynn Goldman,³ and Dori R. Germolec⁴

¹National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA; ²Syngenta Central Toxicology Laboratory, Alderley Park, Macclesfield, Cheshire, United Kingdom; ³Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; ⁴Laboratory of Molecular Toxicology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA

Abstract

Speakers and participants in the workshop "Assessment of the Allergenic Potential of Genetically Modified Foods" met in breakout groups to discuss a number of issues including needs for future research. These groups agreeed that research should progress quickly in the area of hazard identification and that a need exists for more basic research to understand the mechanisms underlying food allergy. A list of research needs was developed. Key words: biotechnology, food allergy, genetically modified food, hazard identification, research needs. Environ Health Perspect 111:1140-1141 (2003) . doi:10.1289/ehp.5815 available via http://dx.doi.org/ [Online 19 December 2002]

This article is part of the mini-monograph "Assessment of the Allergenic Potential of Genetically Modified Foods."

Address correspondence to M.K. Selgrade, MD-B143-04, U.S. EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 USA. Telephone: (919) 541-1821. Fax: (919) 541-0026. E-mail: selgrade.maryjane@epa.gov

This paper has been reviewed by the National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and approved for publication. Approval does not signify that the contents necessarily reflect the views and policies of the agency, nor does mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation for use.

The authors declare they have no conflict of interest.

Received 31 May 2002 ; accepted 12 August 2002.