Grade 12 Nutrition and Health (HFA4U)

 

Recommended Websites for Genetically Modified Foods Debate

Genetically Modified Foods and Organisms - http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/gmfood.shtml
Overview of genetically modified foods, crops, organisms. Pros and cons of genetic modification.
Global Issues: Genetically Engineered Food - http://www.globalissues.org/EnvIssues/GEFood.asp
Outlines scientific and consumer concerns about genetically engineered and modified foods. Safety, food patents, Monsanto's role and media coverage are addressed.
Center for Food Safety - http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/
An environmental and public health organization which has initiated landmark legal actions against the FDA and EPA to preserve the integrity of the food supply.
Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology - http://pewagbiotech.org/
Headlines on genetically modified food, agricultural biotechnology and transgenic animals, intended for the public, media, and policymakers.
AgBioWorld - http://www.agbioworld.org
Sponsored by scientists in favor of crop biotechnology. Members include Nobel Prize winners Norman Bourlaug and James Watson.
GM Watch - http://www.gmwatch.org/archive.asp
Archive of news articles about GM foods, from 1998 to the present. Also includes editorials about the risks, lack of safety testing, and proponents of the products. Focuses on the use of hype, propaganda and spin to promote this technology, and on exposing the role played by corporate-friendly scientists, industry front groups, PR companies, lobbyists, and political groups.
The ProBiotech Web Site - http://www.probiotech.fsnet.co.uk/
An analysis of the development and benefits of biotechnology in agriculture.
Genetically Engineered Foods - Safety Problems - http://www.psrast.org/
Health and environmental problems with genetically engineered crops and foods explained in a summarized form. Authored by a global scientist network for independent interdisciplinary evaluation of the safety and value of new technologies.
Why the USDA's Technology Protection System Benefits Agriculture - http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/br/tps/
The USDA responds to frequently asked questions about the Technology Protection System, which blocks germination of seeds in a crop and requires the purchase of new seeds.
SIRC - http://www.sirc.org/gate/gm_food.html
A page on GM food at the website of the Social Issues Research Centre.
BBC Special report: Food under the microscope - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/02/99/food_under_the_microscope/280396.stm
Q&A, articles, and a debate between a biotech company and Greenpeace, plus more links to pro and con sites.
Genetically Manipulated Plants Used for Food - http://plab.ku.dk/tcbh/Pusztaitcbh.htm
Articles, commentary and links to other sources, with emphasis on the findings of Dr. A. Pusztai.
Myths About GMO - http://www.vegsource.com/articles/gmo_feed_myth.htm
VegSource.com paper argues that biotech has no benefits for starving people in the developing world.
Engineering Crops in a Needy World - http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/gmos_india/index.html
Presentation of the genetically modified food debate in India.
Yes on H for a GMO-Free Mendocino County - http://www.gmofreemendo.com/
Information about an approved measure in a California county that banned the growing of genetically altered crops and animals.
Quotations by scientists on the safety of GM foods - http://members.tripod.com/~ngin/foodstatements.htm
"There is an awful lot unknown about hazards of new [GM food] crops and until it is fully tested we should not be subjecting people to risks, least of all young children."
Socio-Political Impact of Biotechnology in Developing Countries - http://www.novartisfoundation.com/biotechnology_developing_countries.htm
Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development (NFSD): "food security in the developing countries must not come to depend on surpluses from the industrialised countries or, worse, food aid..." [Novartis is a biotechnology company]
Genetic Engineering In Agriculture - http://members.tripod.com/c_rader0/gemod.htm
A virtual book about applications of genetic engineering in agriculture,and about the movement trying to discredit it.
Synthetic Genetically-Engineered Bio-Tech Foods - http://users.westnet.gr/~cgian/biotech.htm
Health and environmental risks with scientific findings. News and info about regulation, campaigns, biotech companies, US and WTO demands, diary, books, and links. "The biggest experiment in human history has begun, with us as the guinea pigs and the planets ecological system as the test site. The genetech industry wants it all kept quiet..."
Genetically Manipulated Food News - http://home.intekom.com/tm_info/
Information on the spread of genetic modification in the food supply as well as the politics and legal issues. Searchable index by subject and date.
Safety of Genetically Modified Food - http://www.agbiotechnet.com/topics/Database/GMfood/GMfood.asp
Provides a huge list of articles and other resources concerning GM food safety.
GE Free Food Guide - http://www.greenpeace.org.nz/truefood
A guide to buying genetically engineering free and organic food in New Zealand.
Terminator technology threatening African farmers' rights - http://www.afrol.com/News2001/afr023_terminator_techn.htm
Article in Afrol News on the possible effects of the terminator gene on southern African agriculture.
Debunking Myths of Genetic Engineering in Crops - http://www.plant.uoguelph.ca/research/homepages/eclark/myths.htm
Article attacking genetic engineering, with references, by E. Ann Clark.
Ohioline - Information on Genetically Modified Organisms - http://ohioline.osu.edu/gmo/
Sponsored by Ohio State University. Frequently asked questions are answered and useful links are provided.
OneWorld Guide to Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering - http://www.oneworld.net/guides/biotech/
Site dedicated to sustainable development and human rights issues presents in-depth articles and discussions on GE technology and its possible ramifications. Links to relevant off-site content.