Health hazards in biotechnology

To prevent such a public reaction to biotechnology it is necessary to ensure that the industry is subject to appropriate regulation and that the public is kept informed of both the benefits and possible dangers of biotechnology. In the European Community (EC) the Directives on contained use and environmental release of genetically-manipulated 

This chapter discusses the range of health hazards associated with microorganisms and their products, the possible risk of genetic modification and animal cell culture and identifies areas of bioprocessing that may give rise to health hazards. 

It is extremely difficult to prevent aerosol transmission of microorganisms or their products if one is unaware of the importance of this hazard. Aerosols are unseen and can persist in the indoor atmosphere for 

Health hazards associated with exposure to micro-organisms or their products in biotechnology can be split into five categories  

allergic reaction to viable or non-viable micro-organisms  

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