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The GMO deception, what you need to know about the food, corporations, and government agencies putting our families and our environment at risk, Sheldon Krimsky and Jeremy Gruber, editors ; foreword by Ralph Nader

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The GMO deception

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Sheldon Krimsky and Jeremy Gruber, editors ; foreword by Ralph Nader

what you need to know about the food, corporations, and government agencies putting our families and our environment at risk

Seventy-five percent of processed foods on supermarket shelves--from soda to soup, crackers to condiments--contain genetically engineered ingredients. The long-term effects of these foods on human health and ecology are still unknown, and the public concern has been steadily intensifying. This new book from the Council for Responsible Genetics gathers the best, most thought-provoking essays by the leading scientists, science writers, and public health advocates from around the world. 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?

Safety studies : human and environmental health -- Labeling and consumer activism -- GMOs in the developing world -- Corporate control of agriculture -- Regulation, policy, and law -- Ecology and sustainability -- The ethics of GMOs -- Modifying animals for food