Biotechnology:
Food-- Genetically Modified
Sites:
- AgBios
- Regulatory and risk
assessment information
on agricultural biotechnology
products, including genetically
modified foods and crops.
- AgBioWorld - Sponsored by scientists in favor
of crop biotechnology.
Members include Nobel
Prize winners Norman Bourlaug
and James Watson.
- Agent Orange - Personal pages give an overview
of the extent of genetic
engineering in plants
and animals as well what
some of the hazards might
be.
- BBC Special report: Food under the microscope
- Q&A, articles, and
a debate between a biotech
company and Greenpeace,
plus more links to pro
and con sites.
- Cambridge Scientific Abstracts - Genetically Modified
Food - Key citations,
links, a glossary and
other information concerning
major topictures in the
GM debate are available
here.
- Center for Food Safety - An environmental and
public health organization
which has initiated landmark
legal actions against
the FDA and EPA to preserve
the integrity of the food
supply.
- Debunking Myths of Genetic Engineering in Crops
- Article attacking genetic
engineering, with references,
by E. Ann Clark.
- Engineering Crops in a Needy World - Presentation
of the genetically modified
food debate in India.
- GE Free Food Guide - A guide to buying genetically
engineering free and organic
food in New Zealand.
- Genetic Engineering In Agriculture - A virtual
book about applications
of genetic engineering
in agriculture,and about
the movement trying to
discredit it.
- Genetically Engineered Foods - Safety Problems
- Information on potential
health and environmental
problems with genetically
engineered crops and food.
- Genetically
Engineered Foods - Safety
Problems - Health
and environmental problems
with genetically engineered
crops and foods explained
in a way everybody can
understand. Authored by
a global scientist network
for independent interdisciplinary
evaluation of the safety
and value of new technologies
- Genetically Manipulated Food News - Information
on the spread of genetic
modification in the food
supply as well as the
politics and legal issues.
Searchable index by subject
and date.
- Genetically Manipulated Plants Used for Food -
Articles, commentary and
links to other sources,
with emphasis on the findings
of Dr. A. Pusztai.
- Genetically Modified Food - UK and World News
- Archive of news articles
about GM foods, from 1998
to the present. Also includes
editorials about the risks,
lack of safety testing,
and proponents of the
products.
- Genetically Modified Foods and Organisms - Overview
of genetically modified
foods, crops, organisms.
Pros and cons of genetic
modification.
- Global Issues: Genetically Engineered Food - Outlines
scientific and consumer
concerns about genetically
engineered and modified
foods. Safety, food patents,
Monsanto's role and media
coverage are addressed.
- Greenpeace Report: Not Ready for Roundup - Critical
examination of Monsanto's
genetically engineered
herbicide-ready soybeans,
their safety, approval,
marketing and consumer
issues.
- How to Avoid Genetically Modified Foods - Genetically
engineered (GM/GE) foods
can produce unexpected
serious risks to human
health and the environment.
Includes GM insulin risks,
GM and aspartame and consumer
updates on food companies.
- Institute
for Agriculture and Trade
Policy - Mission is
to create environmentally
and economically sustainable
rural communities through
sound agriculture and
trade policy. Includes
ongoing campaigns to fight
genetically engineered
foods.
- Monsanto
- Corporate information
about Monsanto, a major
producer of GM seeds,
as well as educational
material, news and a long
list of links.
- Myths About GMO - VegSource.com paper argues that
biotech has no benefits
for starving people in
the developing world.
- New Scientist Hot Topics: GM Food - Collection
of news and articles on
the benefits and dangers
of genetically modified
foods
- The
Non-GMO Source - Monthly
newsletter (with paid
subscription) on possible
market opportunities for
non-genetically engineered
agricultural and food
products.
- Norfolk Genetic Information Network (NGIN) - UK
and international news;
articles; quotations by
scientists.
- Ohioline - Information on Genetically Modified Organisms
- Sponsored by Ohio State
University. Frequently
asked questions are answered
and useful links are provided.
- OneWorld Guide to Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
- Site dedicated to sustainable
development and human
rights issues presents
in-depth articles and
discussions on GE technology
and its possible ramifications.
Links to relevant off-site
content.
- Pew
Initiative on Food and
Biotechnology - Headlines
on genetically modified
food, agricultural biotechnology
and transgenic animals,
intended for the public,
media, and policymakers.
- The
ProBiotech Web Site
- An analysis of the development
and benefits of biotechnology
in agriculture.
- Quotations by scientists on the safety of GM foods
- "There is an awful lot
unknown about hazards
of new [GM food] crops
and until it is fully
tested we should not be
subjecting people to risks,
least of all young children."
- The Risks on the Table - Article by Karen Hopkin
about genetically modified
ingredients in food.
- Safety of Genetically Modified Food - Provides
a huge list of articles
and other resources concerning
GM food safety.
- Save
Jerry's Corn - Grassroots
campaign to buy Iowa farmer's
Jerry Rosman's genetically-engineered
corn for scientific testing.
- Shuji Hisano's Office - Some articles, information
and links related to "Biotechnology,
Agriculture, Food, and
Society".
- SIRC - A page on GM food at the website of the
Social Issues Research
Centre.
- Socio-Political Impact of Biotechnology in Developing
Countries - Novartis
Foundation for Sustainable
Development (NFSD): "food
security in the developing
countries must not come
to depend on surpluses
from the industrialised
countries or, worse, food
aid..." [Novartis is a
biotechnology company]
- Synthetic Genetically-Engineered Bio-Tech Foods
- Health and environmental
risks with scientific
findings. News and info
about regulation, campaigns,
biotech companies, US
and WTO demands, diary,
books, and links. "The
biggest experiment in
human history has begun,
with us as the guinea
pigs and the planets ecological
system as the test site.
The genetech industry
wants it all kept quiet..."
- Why
the USDA's Technology
Protection System Benefits
Agriculture - The
USDA responds to frequently
asked questions about
the Technology Protection
System, which blocks germination
of seeds in a crop and
requires the purchase
of new seeds.
- Terminator technology threatening African farmers'
rights - Article in
Afrol News on the possible
effects of the terminator
gene on southern African
agriculture.
- Center for Food Safety: New FDA Proposal on Genetically
Modified Foods - Analysis
of proposed revised US
guidelines that would
exempt GM foods from pre-market
safety testing, make safety
consultations voluntary,
and prohibit companies
from labelling foods as
being free from GM ingredients.
These policies would be
exempt from environmental
review.
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