An edition of The GMO deception
(2016)
The GMO deception
what you need to know about food, corporations, and government agencies putting our families and our environment at risk
Updated edition.
by Sheldon Krimsky, Jeremy Gruber, and Ralph Nader
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This important book features thought-provoking essays by leading scientists, science writers, and public health advocates from around the world who address the potential dangers of GMO foods and how to mitigate them. Collectively, they address such questions as: Are GM foods safe and healthy for us? Who really controls the power structure of food production? Why is it so difficult to get GM foods labeled in the United States? What kinds of regulations and policies should be instituted? Should animals be genetically modified for food?
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The GMO deception: what you need to know about food, corporations, and government agencies putting our families and our environment at risk
2016
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Table of Contents
Foreword / -- Ralph Nader -- Introduction.
The science and regulation behind the GMO deception -- Sheldon Krimsky and Jeremy Gruber
What is genetic engineering? An introduction to the science -- John Fagan, Michael Antoniou, and Claire Robinson
Safety studies : human and environmental health.
The state of the science -- Stuart Newman
Antibiotics in your corn -- Sheldon Krimsky and Timo Assmuth
A conversation with Dr. Árpád Pusztai -- Samuel W. Anderson
Glypho-gate -- Sheldon Krimsky with Gilles-Eric Séralini, Robin Mesnage, and Benoît Bernay
GM alfalfa : an uncalculated risk -- Phil Bereano
The next generation of biohazard? Engineering plants to manufacture pharmaceuticals -- Brian Tokar
Busting the big GMO myths -- John Fagan, Michael Antoniou, and Claire Robinson
Labeling and consumer activism.
Codex food labeling committee debates international guidelines -- Diane McCrea
Consumers call on FDA to label GMO foods -- Colin O'Neil
Genetically engineered foods : a right to know what you eat -- Phil Bereano
Latina/o farmers and biotechnology -- Devon Peña
Labeling genetically engineered food in California -- Pamm Larry and CRG staff
Lax labeling policies betray public trust -- Joseph Mendelson
A conversation with John Fagan -- Samuel W. Anderson for GeneWatch
GMOs in the developing world.
The agrarian crisis in India -- Indrani Barpujari and Birenda Biru
Bill Gates's excellent African adventure : a tale of technocratic agroindustrial philanthrocapitalism -- Phil Bereano
Bt Brinjal in India : why it must not be released -- Aruna Rodrigues
Hearts of darkness : the biotech industry's exploration of southern African famine -- Doreen Stabinsky
Rooted resistance : Indian farmers stand against Monsanto -- Mira Shiva
Why GM crops will not feed the world -- Bill Freese
Corporate control of agriculture.
Patented seeds vs. free inquiry -- Martha L. Crouch
BGH and beyond : consolidating rural America -- Jack Doyle
Changing seeds or seeds of change? -- Natalie DeGraaf
Food, made from scratch -- Eric Hoffman
Future imperfect : discussing the industrialization of agriculture with Deborah Koons Garcia -- Evan Lerner
Stealing wisdom, stealing seeds : the neem tree of India becomes a symbol of greed -- Vandana Shiva
Regulation, policy, and law.
AG biotech policy : 2012 in review -- Colin O'Neil
EPA and regulations -- Sheldon Krimsky
GM food legislation : modified foods in the halls of power -- Lara Freeman
Goliath vs. Schmeiser : Canadian court decision may leave multinationals vulnerable -- Phil Bereano and Martin Phillipson
Legal challenge to genetically engineered Bt crops marches on -- Joseph Mendelson
A primer on GMOs and international law -- Phil Bereano
GMOs stalled in Europe : the strength of citizens' involvement -- Arnaud Apoteker
Ecology and sustainability.
Environmental release of genetically engineered organisms : recasting the debate -- GeneWatch editors
The role of GMOs in sustainable agriculture -- Doug Gurian-Sherman
Genetically modified crops and the intensification of agriculture -- Bill Freese
Science uninterrupted : understanding transgenesis in its ecological context -- Ignacio Chapela
Agricultural technologies for a warming world -- Lim Li Ching
Down on the farm : genetic engineering meets an ecologist -- David Pimentel
Engineering crops for herbicide resistance -- Sheldon Krimsky and Roger Wrubel
Genetic engineering for biological control : environmental risks -- David Pimentel
GM mosquitoes : flying through the regulatory gaps? -- Lim Li Ching
Why context matters -- Craig Holdrege
The ethics of GMOs.
The biopiracy of wild rice -- Brian Carlson
Conflicts of interest undermine agricultural biotechnology research -- Susan Benson, Mark Arax, and Rachel Burstein
Genetcially engineered foods changing the nature of nature -- Martin Teitel and Kimberly Wilson
Lessons from the green revolution : do we need new technology to end hunger? -- Peter Rosset, Frances Moore Lappé, and Joseph Collins
Let them eat promises : the fight to feed the world is being betrayed from within -- Devinder Sharma
Modifying animals for food.
Ethical limits to bioengineering animals -- Paul Root Wolpe
Back on "the farm" -- Rob DeSalle
Biotechnology and milk : benefit or threat? -- Michael Hansen
In the bullpen : livestock cloning -- Jaydee Hanson
Canada banned BGH! -- Kimberly Wilson
Food and drug amalgamation -- Eric Hoffman
Food unchained -- Samuel W. Anderson
Just say no to milk hormones -- John Stauber
Gene technology in the animal kingdom -- Paul B. Thompson -- Conclusion.
The future of GM food -- Sheldon Krimsky
Resources : what you can do about GMOs -- Jeremy Gruber.
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