Genetically Modified Food Crops
Resources
Moore on Genetic Engineering , part of an article on Patrick Moore, SourceWatch, Center for Media & Democracy.
Breadbasket of Democracy: Can we trust the future of food production to giant biotech corporations and their lobbyists? , by Ted Nace, Orion Magazine, June 2006.
Monsanto Whistleblower Says Genetically Engineered Crops May Cause Disease , Jeffrey M. Smith, Director of the Institute for Responsible Technology, Spilling the Beans , August 2006.
Beyond GM Food: New Cutting Edge MAS Technology Makes GM Food Obsolete , Jeremy Rifkin, Common Dreams Newscenter, July 6, 2006.
Disease-resistant genetically engineered crops may make humans (and plants) more vulnerable to viruses , Jeffrey M. Smith, Director of the Institute for Responsible Technology, Spilling the Beans , June 2006.
Genetically Altered Corn May Cause Diabetes , DiabeticNews.com, June 14, 2006.
Bt sprays may induce allergic responses with IgE and IgG antibodies , letters from Dr. Neil Carman, Ph.D. March 2006 to Texas officials, citing the Journal of Environmental Health Perspectives, July 1999 and 1994.
Are there human genes in your food? , Trudy Bialic, Editor of the PCC Sound Consumer and Public Affairs Manager, PCC Natural Markets. Guest columnist, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, February 24, 2006.
New Study Says Costs of Roundup Ready Wheat Are Greater Than Benefits: Industry Could Lose Up To $272 Million , Press release dated August 2005, WORC (Western Organization of Resource Councils).
Genetically Modified Corn Study Reveals Health Damage & Cover-Up , Jeffrey M. Smith, Founding director of the Institute for Responsible Technology and author, Seeds of Deception . July 16, 2005.
Genetically Engineered Foods May Pose a National Health Risk , Jeffrey M. Smith, Founding director of the Institute for Responsible Technology and author, Seeds of Deception .
Safety of Genetically Engineered Foods: Approaches to Assessing Unintended Health Effects ,
Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Board on Life Sciences. Open Book interface by the National Academies Press.
Roundup Ravages Riparian Residents — News release re: paper published on the study of "The Impact of Insecticides and Herbicides on the Biodiversity and Productivity of Aquatic Communities," by University of Pittsburgh assistant professor of biology Rick Relyea. April 18, 2005.
Roundup Revelation. Weed Killer Adjuvants May Boost Toxicity , Environmental Health Perspectives Volume 113, Number 6, June 2005
Reasons to be GE free , The Ecologist, August 2003.
Biotech is a bad financial risk , Executive Summary of an Investor Risk Report on Monsanto prepared by financial analysts at 'Innovest' and commissioned by Greenpeace (April 2003).
MSNBC articles:
The End for GM Crops: Final British Trial Confirms Threat to Wildlife , Independent Digital (UK) Ltd . March 22, 2005.
Genetically Engineered Crops Damage Wildlife , Jeffrey M. Smith, Director of the Institute for Responsible Technology, Spilling the Beans , March 2005.
PCC Sound Consumer articles:
Reports from The Campaign to Label Genetically Engineered Foods
Environmental Hazards , Jeffrey M. Smith, Director of the Institute for Responsible Technology. September 5, 2004.
Genetically Engineered Food Right to Know Act, H.R. 2916 — PCC statement of support: Thank you to Rep. Jay Inslee for co-sponsoring this measure. August 20, 2003.
Links
The Campaign to Label Genetically Engineered Foods
The GE Food Alert Campaign Center
GEO-PIE Project — Genetically Engineered Organisms, Public Issues Education Project, Cornell Cooperative Extension
Organic Trade Association
Seeds of Deception
True Food Network , The Grassroots Network of the Center for Food Safety
Union of Concerned Scientists
