Shedding light on genetically engineered food
Subtitle: what you don't know about the food you're eating and what you can do to protect yourself
By: Beth H. Harrison
Publisher: iUniverse
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 155
ISBN-13: 9780595451807; 9780595693269
Subjects: Genetically modified foods; Food; Biotechnology
Description: When genetically engineered food was introduced in America more than a decade ago, it was promoted as a solution to some of the world's food problems; however, the promised advantages have never been realized. In this volume, the author explores why these crops do not benefit consumers, do not feed the world, do not help the environment, and are not rigorously regulated.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Americans kept in the dark; title: 1. The biotech facade. Precarious breeding; title: Patenting and owning life; title: Who is messing with your food?; title: Reality check; title: Risky business; title: 2. Science under the influence. Conflicts of interest; title: The emperor's (FDA's) biotech clothes; title: Continuing to gamble with your health; title: Scientists' open letter on the hazards of genetically engineered foods and crops; title: 3. Connect these dots. Presidential advocacy; title: Revolving door; title: Lobbyists; title: Taxpayers bankroll biotech; title: Biotech oppression; title: 4. Biotech persuaders. Censorship; title: Biotech front groups; title: Government- and industry-sponsored propaganda; title: 5. Take it personally. In a transgenic nutshell; title: Take action; title: The future; title: Resources. Web sites; title: Books; title: Film documentaries.