Symposium on Safety Assessment in Agricultural and Food Biotechnology

Symposium on Safety Assessment in Agricultural and Food Biotechnology
Taipei, Taiwan
2016-07-21
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Lecture Hall, Graduate Institute of Food Science and Technology, National Taiwan Uni

Summary of the Event

Dr. Andrew Roberts from ILSI Research Foundation shared the principle of food assessment for the products of agricultural biotechnology, providing history and setting the context. Dr. Roberts also introduced the open access resources, including the GM Crop Database, the Crop Composition Database and e-Learning courses.

Dr. Wen-Shen Chu of Taiwan Food Industry Research and Development Institute also introduced the regulation and safety assessment for Genetically Modified Foods and Feeds in Taiwan.

Organizer

International Life Sciences Institute Taiwan (ILSI Taiwan)

ILSI Entity Partner

ILSI Research Foundation

Co-organizer

Graduate Institute of Food Science and Technology, National Taiwan University

Programme (in Chinese & English)

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Presentations

The ILSI Research Foundation: Scientific Support for the Safety Assessment of Food and Feed Derived from Agricultural Biotechnologies
Dr. Andrew Roberts, Director, Center for Safety Assessment of Food and Feed & Center for Environmental Risk Assessment
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Video

ILSI Research Foundation Databases and e-Learning Courses
Dr. Andrew Roberts, Director, Center for Safety Assessment of Food and Feed & Center for Environmental Risk Assessment
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Video

Regulations and Safety Assessment for Genetically Modified Foods and Feeds in Taiwan
Dr. Wen-Shen Chu, Deputy Director, Bioresource Collection and Research Center (BRBC), Food Industry Research and Development Institute
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ILSI Taiwan Contact

For more information, please visit our Chinese web page, or contact Ms. Lily Chen at lily@ilsitaiwan.org.