Medical Safety & Global Health
Open Access
ISSN: 2574-0407
+44-20-4587-4809
ISSN: 2574-0407
+44-20-4587-4809
Muhammad Zaman
Pakistan
Research Article
Mammalian Food Safety Risk Assessment of Transgenic Cotton Containing Cry1Ac Gene Conducted Independently in Pakistan
Author(s): Mehboob-Ur-Rahman, Muhammad Zaman, Yusuf Zafar, Zulfiqar Hayder, Amer Jamil, Akira Kikuchi and Kazuo N WatanabeMehboob-Ur-Rahman, Muhammad Zaman, Yusuf Zafar, Zulfiqar Hayder, Amer Jamil, Akira Kikuchi and Kazuo N Watanabe
Impact of transgenic cotton containing Cry 1Ac (Bt cotton) has been witnessed in term of reduced insecticide use and enhanced cotton production, are compelling factors for its rapid adoption worldwide. Though Bt cotton has been released for cultivation based on the biosafety data generated mostly by the developer, and the information on its safe use are yet meager. Hence additional studies are needed to support the food safety issues by developing different cases with independent Bt-cotton genotypes. In the present study, seed and leaves of IR-NIBGE-901 (containing Bt gene) were fed to rabbits over a period of 90 days as to know 1) non-target mammalian food-safety and 2) primary effect as feed to domestic animals. During the course of study, all rabbits both in treated and control groups grew well without any marked differences in appearance, food/water intake or gain in body weight. .. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2167-0331.1000122