What’s So Controversial about Genetically Modified Food?
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184 pages
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5 x 7 3/4
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© 2016
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- Review Quotes
Table of Contents

Contents
Introduction
Genetically modified food: remaking the global food system
1 The Illusion of Diversity: global food production and distribution
2 Intellectual Property: protecting or overreaching?
3 Scary Information? Labeling and traceability
4 Scientific Fallibility: contested interests and symbolic battles
5 Getting Back on Track: the tension between idealism and doom
References
Bibliography
Organizations
Acknowledgements
Index
Genetically modified food: remaking the global food system
1 The Illusion of Diversity: global food production and distribution
2 Intellectual Property: protecting or overreaching?
3 Scary Information? Labeling and traceability
4 Scientific Fallibility: contested interests and symbolic battles
5 Getting Back on Track: the tension between idealism and doom
References
Bibliography
Organizations
Acknowledgements
Index
Review Quotes
Dan Charles, food and agriculture correspondent for NPR
"If you’ve ever looked at a ‘Non GMO’ label in the supermarket and wondered what it really meant, read this book. It’s a thoughtful inquiry into the nature of genetically modified food, and it will get you to think more deeply about all of the food you eat."\
John Coupland, Pennsylvania State University and President-Elect, Institute of Food Technologists
“Even after decades of use in many parts of the world, genetic modification of foods remains the most bitterly contested innovation in agriculture. Some proponents of the technology characterize the opponents as being scientifically illiterate, but is that really the issue? In this timely book, John T. Lang uses ethical, legal, and cultural frameworks to examine the debates around the use of genetically modified food. I recommend it highly to the many scientists perplexed that the issue is still so controversial if the science is so ‘settled.’ This is by no means an anti-science book but explains how people, very reasonably, might consider other types of evidence when making decisions.”
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