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Genetically Engineered Food: A Self-Defense Guide for Consumers

Genetically Engineered Food: A Self-Defense Guide for Consumers
By Ronnie Cummins, Ben Lilliston

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Stormy debates about genetically engineered (GE) food have raged throughout the world in recent years, and the issue is now more potent than ever. Seventy to eighty percent of processed foods now sold in supermarkets contain genetically engineered ingredients, and the trend is growing at a startling rate. This second, completely revised edition of Genetically Engineered Food is an all-in-one guide written specifically to help consumers educate themselves about the risks posed by GE foods. Ronnie Cummins and Ben Lilliston, both leading consumer advocates, provide comprehensive, up-to-the-minute, action-inspiring information, including how to identify GE foods, products to avoid, brands that are GE-free, and how to shop and act with a purpose. They discuss all of the ethical, environmental, and health arguments against GE food, how these foods are being regulated in the United States and abroad, and why consumers are right to oppose them. Genetically Engineered Foods is the first and still one of the few consumer-oriented guides addressing this important subject.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #58902 in Books
  • Published on: 2004-06-10
  • Released on: 2004-06-10
  • Original language: English
  • Dimensions: .74" h x 5.58" w x 8.22" l, .69 pounds
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 240 pages

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The 1995 outbreak of "mad cow" disease in Europe provoked public attention to genetically engineered or modified food, a concern that has spread to the U.S. Cummins and Lilliston, food safety advocates, examine the scientific, political, economic, and health issues. With billions of dollars in profits at stake, the biotech food industry promises that new technology will end world hunger and improve public health and the environment. Cummins and Lilliston weigh those promises against the unpredictability of the new technology, and the fact that much of it hasn't been adequately tested for safety and that its products are being distributed without labeling. Genetically modified organisms are so common that they are part of the average consumer's daily intake in food from breakfast cereals to infant formula to margarine. The authors include information on what consumers can do, from smart shopping to grassroots lobbying, to reduce the threat of genetically engineered food. This is a thorough and well-researched look at an issue of growing public concern. Vanessa Bush
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Jim Hightower, author of If the Gods Had Meant Us to Vote They Would Have Given Us Candidates
"Being a consumer is not a passive act. It means taking charge. This book tells you how."

John Stauber, co-author of Toxic Sludge is Good For You and Mad Cow USA
"Cummins and Lilliston are top investigative writers and activists who spill the beans about what's wrong with genetically engineered food..."