See also:
Sites:
- AgBios
- Regulatory and risk assessment information on agricultural biotechnology products, including genetically modified foods and crops.
- AgBioWorld
- Sponsored by scientists in favor of crop biotechnology. Members include Nobel Prize winners Norman Bourlaug and James Watson.
- Agent Orange
- Personal pages give an overview of the extent of genetic engineering in plants and animals as well what some of the hazards might be.
- Alliance for Better Foods
- Encourages fact-based discussion about developments in plant biotechnology.
- BBC Special report: Food under the microscope
- Questions and answers, articles, and a debate between a biotech company and Greenpeace, plus links to pro and con sites.
- Center for Food Safety
- 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.
- Co-Extra Project
- The project deals with the co-existence and traceability in the GM and non-GM supply chains. Co-Extra is a 4-years Integrated Project funded by the European Commission. News, events and information about the project.
- Debunking Myths of Genetic Engineering in Crops
- Article attacking genetic engineering, with references, by E. Ann Clark.
- Engineering Crops in a Needy World
- Presentation of the genetically modified food debate in India.
- Genetic Engineering In Agriculture
- A virtual book about applications of genetic engineering in agriculture,and about the movement trying to discredit it.
- Genetically Engineered Foods - Safety Problems
- 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.
- Genetically Manipulated Food News
- 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.
- Genetically Modified Food - UK and World News
- 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.
- Genetically Modified Foods and Organisms
- Overview of genetically modified foods, crops, organisms. Pros and cons of genetic modification.
- Global Issues: Genetically Engineered Food
- Outlines scientific and consumer concerns about genetically engineered and modified foods. Safety, food patents, Monsanto's role and media coverage are addressed.
- Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
- Mission is to create environmentally and economically sustainable rural communities through sound agriculture and trade policy. Includes ongoing campaigns to fight genetically engineered foods.
- Monsanto
- Corporate information about Monsanto, a major producer of GM seeds, as well as educational material, news and a long list of links.
- Myths About GMO
- VegSource.com paper argues that biotech has no benefits for starving people in the developing world.
- Norfolk Genetic Information Network (NGIN)
- UK and international news; articles; quotations by scientists.
- Organic Seed Alliance
- Supports the ethical development and stewardship of the genetic resources of agricultural seed.
- Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology
- Headlines on genetically modified food, agricultural biotechnology and transgenic animals, intended for the public, media, and policymakers.
- Quotations by scientists on the safety of GM foods
- "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."
- SIRC
- A page on GM food at the website of the Social Issues Research Centre.
- Socio-Political Impact of Biotechnology in Developing Countries
- 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]
- Yes on H for a GMO-Free Mendocino County
- Information about an approved measure in a California county that banned the growing of genetically altered crops and animals.
- Terminator technology threatening African farmers' rights
- Article in Afrol News on the possible effects of the terminator gene on southern African agriculture.
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