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Genetically Engineered Food: A Self-Defense Guide for Consumers
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781569244692 |
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Publisher: | Hachette Books |
Publication date: | 06/29/2004 |
Edition description: | Second Edition |
Pages: | 240 |
Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x (d) |
About the Author
Table of Contents
Foreword | ix | |
Acknowledgments | xiii | |
Preface | xv | |
Introduction: What's for Dinner? | ||
The Genetically Engineered Foods Controversy | 1 | |
1. | What is Genetic Engineering? | 15 |
2. | What Are the Human Health Risks of Genetically Engineered Foods? | 29 |
3. | What Are the Environmental Hazards of GE Crops? | 48 |
4. | What Are the Social and Ethical Hazards of Genetically Engineered Foods and Crops? | 62 |
5. | How Are Genetically Engineered Foods Regulated in the U.S. and Worldwide? | 83 |
6. | What Food Products, Ingredients, and Companies Should You Avoid? | 102 |
7. | Which Companies and Stores Are Going GE-Free? | 125 |
8. | Foods and Brands You Should Buy and Where You Can Find Them | 149 |
9. | How You Can Shop and Act with Purpose | 174 |
10. | Where to Find Out More | 181 |
Endnotes | 201 |
What People are Saying About This
I breathed a sigh of relief as I picked up this book. Finally, there's a reliable source of information for consumers on the confusing subject of genetically engineered foods. In clear language, Cummins and Lilliston guide us to greater knowledge…and greater hopefulness. If you only read one book on GE foods, this should be the one.
(Peggy O'Mara, Editor and Publisher, Mothering Magazine)
A fundamental right of consumers is knowing what kind of foods they are
purchasing. Genetically engineered foods are taking this right away from
consumers. This book helps make the marketplace more democratic, giving
consumers the information they need to make choices in buying food for their
families. I look forward to seeing this book on every coffee table in
America.
(Renske van Staveren, National Coordinator, Genetic Engineering Action Network, USA)
Cummins and Lilliston are clear, accurate and compelling. If you want to understand the dangers of genetically engineered food, this is the book you need. And if you want to make safe food choices for your family, this is the book you should buy.
It is great that Ronnie Cummins and Ben Lilliston have had the courage and the dedication to research the controversial subject of genetically engineered foods so thoroughly. Every aspect is covered-health hazards, effects on the environment, where to shop, what to avoid-allowing us to choose where our interests lie and, from this, check resources and make educated decisions. This guide must surely become the bible for the concerned consumer.