All About Genetically Modified Food

Genetically modified foods (GM) have been on the market since the 1990’s. These foods are developed from genetically modified organisms (GMO). This process involves deleting or adding genes from another organisms. The majority of GM foods are vegetables and seeds. Genetically modified foods bring several advantages, such as possibly meeting the world’s need and sustainability. Unfortunately, the risks to many organizations outweigh the benefits.

General

Genetically Modified Food: Gives a description of several types of genetically modified food.
Failure to Yield: The Union of Concerned Scientists explores the production of genetically engineered corps.
Genetically Modified Crops: A pamphlet constructed by the San Diego Center for Molecular Agriculture supporting genetically modified foods.
Genetically Modified Organism: Explains what GMO’s are and the types of genetically modified plants.

News Sources

The Role of Science: Social Issues Research Centre article on maintaining agriculture growth through science.
GMO Compass: Up to date global news on GMO foods.
The First Genetically Modified Crop: India decides not to plant first genetically modified crop.
Latest Issues: GMO Watch is an update news source for genetically modified food news.

Recent Editorials & Journal Articles

Engineering: Basic information on gene technology and engineering.
The Risk: Arpad Pusztai, Ph.D. investigates the health risk of genetically modified foods to humans and animals.
The Science Journal: Researcher Nina V. Fedoroff writes on the benefits that GMO foods have on civilization.

Government & Public Policy

Genetically Engineered Food Legislation: An abstract of the Genetically Engineered Food Legislation.
Right to Know Act: The House of Representative Bill 3377, which protects recipients right to know if their food is genetically modified.
FDA Veterinarian Newsletter: Regulation for animal feed that consists of genetically modified plants.

Genetically Modified Food Industry

Biotechnology Institute: A look into the genetically modified food industry benefits, regulations and concerns.
Biotechnology Industry Organization: National concerns on health, ethics, production, and regulation of GMO foods.
Regulation, Science, and Issues: This article explores the basics of food engineering.
Crop Life of America: This organization has been crop protection since 1933 and focuses on educating consumers of the benefits of genetically modified crops.

Concerns & Alternatives

Human Affects: The Center for Disease Control investigates the effects of contact with genetically modified corn.
Adequacy of Safety Test: The General Accounting Office investigates concerns of the Food and Drug Administration testing policy.
The hazards: Several professional opinions on the hazards and lack of science credibility of scientist when it comes to genetically modified foods.

Major Industry Players

Monsanto: An innovative agriculture company, Monsanto had the top seed sells in 2007.
Dupont: This company operates in over 70 countries and focuses on creating higher yields of crop to provide food globally.
Syngenta: The 2009 sales report of one the leading genetically modified companies based in Switzerland.

Health & Safety

Helpful: Deborah Whitman of discovery guides probes the question "Is genetically modified foods harmful or helpful?”
World Health Organization: 20 common safety questions on genetically modified food answers.
Center for Food Safety: The center explores the severe risk of genetically modified food to the environment, humans, and animals.
Genetically Engineered Enzymes: The Mothers for Natural Law organization focuses on bringing awareness to the health risk of genetically engineered foods.
Labeling: Dr. Ron Epstein provides reasons that genetically label foods should be labeled.

Ethics & Religion

Religion and GMO:Investigates the significance of religion and ethics in biotechnology.
God and the New Food: Trey Popp takes on the controversy of biotechnology science and the impact it has on religion.
The Problem: This article digs deep into the complications that genetically modified foods bring to persons religious beliefs.

Farming & Food Security

Sustainability in Agriculture: The Department of Agriculture provides information on food security and quality.
Climate Change and Food Security: The Food and Agriculture of the United Nations accesses the effect climate change has on food security.
Food Security: The Food Security Conference Panel explores what part genetically modified food have on security.

Plant Molecular Farming

Plant Molecular Systems and Products: An Oregon State brochure about the benefits and disadvantages of plant systems.
Molecular Farming: The article explains what molecular farming is, how it works, and the impact this innovation can have on the economy.
Plant Molecular Farming: A fact sheet on benefits, legal implications, health and economic concern of modified plants.

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