A label survey to identify ingredients potentially containing GM organisms to estimate intake exposure in Brazil

Bibliographic Data

ID15097476
AuthorsRayza Dal Molin Cortése (0000-0003-3125-8867, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, corresponding author), Suellen Secchi Martinelli (0000-0001-9263-0867, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina), Rafaela Karen Fabri (0000-0001-5282-9951, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina), Rossana Pacheco Da Costa Proença (0000-0001-6149-8752, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina), Suzi Barletto Cavalli (0000-0002-2835-9424, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina)
Year2018
Volume21
Issue14
Pages2698-2713
Publication date2018-10-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublic Health Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1368980018001350
PMID29970209
OpenAlexW2836875347
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited50

Objective To identify ingredients from products and by-products derived from GM crops in packaged food products and to analyse the presence of these ingredients in the foods most commonly consumed by the Brazilian population. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting A search of the scientific literature to identify the use of products and by-products derived from GM crops in foods in Brazil and a study of food labels in a supermarket belonging to one of the ten largest supermarket chains in Brazil. Subjects To identify the ingredients present in packaged food products and their nomenclatures, the labels of all packaged food products available for sale in a supermarket were analysed. Subsequently, the presence of potential GM ingredients in the foods most commonly consumed by the Brazilian population was analysed. Results A total of twenty-eight GM crops’ by-products with applications in the food industry (from soyabeans, corn, cotton and a yeast) were identified. Such by-products are presented as food ingredients or additives on food labels with 101 distinct nomenclatures. Most of the variety (63·8 %) and the quantity (64·5 %) of the foods most commonly consumed by Brazilians may contain a least one GM ingredient. Conclusions The presence of at least one potential GM ingredient was observed in more than half of the variety of foods most commonly consumed by the Brazilian population. Such ingredients were identified with distinct nomenclatures and incomplete descriptions, which may make it difficult to identify potential GM foods and confuse consumers when making food choices

Agricultural science · Biology · Business · Environmental health · Food industry · Food labelling · Food products · Ingredient · Labelling · Population · Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling · Genetically Modified Organisms Research · Medicine · Biotechnology · Food Science

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