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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