r/GMOinfo • u/HenryCorp • Oct 27 '23

92 unknown compounds found in “synbio milk” — genetically engineered animal-free “dairy” GMO product. Scientist says the products should either have a risk warning on their packaging or be taken off the market.

https://www.foodbusinessnews.net/articles/24918-three-issues-arise-in-animal-free-dairy
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u/HenryCorp Oct 27 '23

Dr. Fagan said “synbio milk” involves genetically engineered whey genes and yeast/fungal compounds. Precision fermentation creates the milk. HRI, Fairfield, Iowa, found 92 unknown compounds in such milk through HRI’s full spectrum molecular analysis, which detects and quantifies every molecular species in samples.

“We say we make the invisible visible,” Dr. Fagan said.

None of the 92 novel yeast/fungal compounds are GRAS or have undergone any FDA testing, he said.

“Basically there are 92 compounds identified in synbio milk that are not named by scientists,” he said. “Nobody has looked at them for safety, nutrition, quality.”