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Title

Genetically engineered food : a self-defense guide for consumers / Ronnie Cummins and Ben Lilliston ; foreword by Frances Moore Lappé.

Author

Cummins, Ronnie

Publication

New York : Marlowe & Co., c2004.

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Additional Authors

Lilliston, Ben

Description

xv, 237 p.; 21 cm.

Summary

"An estimated 60 to 70 percent of all processed foods now on supermarket shelves contain genetically engineered ingredients, but because of the food industry's conflicting claims and opposition to product labeling, many consumers are left dangerously in the dark. In this book, leading consumer advocates Ronnie Cummins and Ben Lilliston provide an all-in-one guide to the risks posed by GE foods and what you can do to avoid them. They discuss all of the ethical, environmental, and health arguments against GE food, how these foods are being regulated in the U.S. Canada, and abroad, and why consumers are right to oppose them."--Jacket.

Subject

• Food > Biotechnology > Popular works
• Crops > Genetic engineering > Popular works
• Food, Genetically Modified
• Plants, Genetically Modified

Genre/Form

• Popular works
• Popular works.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 228-236) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

What is genetic engineering? -- What are the human health risks of genetically engineered foods? -- What are the environmental hazards of genetically engineered food? -- What are the social and ethical hazards of genetically engineered foods and crops? -- How are genetically engineered foods regulated in the U.S. and worldwide? -- What food products, ingredients, and companies should you avoid? -- Which companies and stores are going genetically engineered-free? -- Foods and brands you should buy and where you can find them -- How you can shop and act with purpose -- Where to find out more.

ISBN

1569244693

LCCN

^^2004045565

OCLC

• 54677745
• SCSB-12478861

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library