Genetically Engineered Food
Subtitle: A Self-Defense Guide for Consumers
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: Marlowe & Company
Published: June 1, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781569244692
Subjects: Genetic Engineering; Popular works; Food Content Guides; Food Science; Health & Fitness; Consumer Health; Health/Fitness; Safety; Health & Fitness / Food Content Guides; Health & Fitness : Safety; Biotechnology; Crops; Food
First sentence: THE BUSINESS of genetic engineering is the practice of altering or disrupting the genetic blueprints of living organisms-including plants, animals, microorganisms, and humans-then patenting these altered genes and selling the resulting gene-foods, seeds, or other products for profit.
Description: "An estimated 60 to 70 percent of all processed foods now on supermarket shelves contain genetically engineered ingredients, but because of the food industry's conflicting claims and opposition to product labeling, many consumers are left dangerously in the dark. In this book, leading consumer advocates Ronnie Cummins and Ben Lilliston provide an all-in-one guide to the risks posed by GE foods and what you can do to avoid them. They discuss all of the ethical, environmental, and health arguments against GE food, how these foods are being regulated in the U.S. Canada, and abroad, and why consumers are right to oppose them."--Jacket.