Modul Penentuan Hukum Makanan Ubah Suai Genetik (GMF) Dan Kepentingannya Kepada Umat Islam

Abstract

This article discusses the importance of building the module to determine the status of genetically modified food (GMF) and its importance to Muslims based on Maqasid Shariah. GMF is a modern food products produced through biotechnology engineering with methods to manipulate the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) of plant, animal and so on. As a result, the process produces food which are more nutritious and contain more nutrients than natural food products. GMF are also able to be produced in large quantities and incur little cost compared to natural food through genetic modification process. There is still no any guidelines or module that can be used to determine the ruling status of the GMF products. The objective of this study is to produce guidelines * Artikel ini merupakan modul bagi projek penyelidikan kod FRGS/2/2013/ SSI03/UKM/03/2 tajuk Pembinaan Modul Hukum Produk Bioteknologi