Genetically Engineered Foods
Genetically Engineered Foods | Genetically Engineered Crops Will Not Solve the World’s Food Problems
GeneWatch is an independent British organization concerned with the ethics and risks of genetic engineering.
Summary: Large multinational chemical companies see the development of genetically engineered (GE) foods as a business opportunity. These corporations are building large international networks to market GE crops throughout the world. Calling themselves “life sciences” industries, they are engineering characteristics into plants that give the company quick paybacks, patenting GE seeds, and producing GE foods mainly for developed countries while...
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Table of Contents
- Genetically Engineered Foods: An Overview
- Exploring the Safety and Ethics of Genetically Engineered Foods
- Genetically Engineered Foods Have Health and Environmental Benefits
- Genetically Engineered Foods Have Health Risks
- Genetic Engineering Threatens Biodiversity
- Genetically Modified Organisms Are Contaminating Organic Crops
- Genetically Engineered Foods Will Help Stop World Hunger
- Genetically Engineered Crops Will Not Solve the World’s Food Problems
- Genetically Engineered Foods Will Benefit Developing Countries
- The FDA Should Require Safety Testing and Labeling of Genetically Engineered Foods
- Labeling Genetically Engineered Foods Is Not Feasible
- Scientific Arguments Against Biotechnology Are Fallacious
- Biotechnology Proponents Suppress Arguments Against Genetically Engineered Foods
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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