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During our iGEM experience, we had to contact lawmakers and food safety authorities to assess what they were thinking about our project. | During our iGEM experience, we had to contact lawmakers and food safety authorities to assess what they were thinking about our project. | ||
For that, we contacted the FSSAI, the Food Safety and Standard Authority in India, and we had a quick reply from Dr. | For that, we contacted the FSSAI, the Food Safety and Standard Authority in India, and we had a quick reply from Dr. | ||
− | A. K. Sharma, the consultant of the FSSAI on the behalf of the Chairperson and CEO of FSSAI. He advised us to make sure we chose the right microorganisms so they can survive and work together, along with the use of critical genes for the vitamins pathways. Concerning the law, he said that there is currently no authorisation for GMO microorganisms in the Indian Food regulation and if we want to have our product in India, the safety needs to be established. | + | A. K. Sharma, the consultant of the FSSAI on the behalf of the Chairperson and CEO of FSSAI. He advised us to make sure we chose the right microorganisms so they can survive and work together, along with the use of critical genes for the vitamins pathways. Concerning the law, he said that there is currently no authorisation for GMO microorganisms in the Indian Food regulation and if we want to have our product in India, the safety needs to be established.</p> |
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Sunita Grover, the principal scientist and head of the Dairy Microbiology Division at the National Dairy Research | Sunita Grover, the principal scientist and head of the Dairy Microbiology Division at the National Dairy Research |
Revision as of 22:32, 18 September 2015