One Dozen Resources for Thinking Critically About Genetically Engineered Food and Farming

Just saw a beautiful and moving film, "Bitter Seeds,"  about GMO cotton farmers in India through the lens of a young woman whose father committed suicide because of GMO-related debt. With all the buzz about GMO labeling, I thought Food Sleuth blog readers would enjoy having a list of resources to help find "food truth" on the topic.

“Be in the Know About GMOs,” Hemmelgarn, M.,  www.naturalawakeningsmag.com/Natural-Awakenings/May-2011/Be-in-the-Know-About-GMOs/

Center for Food Safety: www.centerforfoodsafety.org

“Do Seed Companies Control GM Crop Research,” Editorial, Scientific American,  August 13, 2009:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=do-seed-companies-control-gm-crop-research  

Food Sleuth Radio:  Listen live, Thursdays at 5:00 p.m. Central. www.kopn.org 

"The Genetic Engineering of Food and the Failure of Science – Part 1: The Development of a Flawed Enterprise," Lotter, D.,  Int. J. Soc. Ag. & Food 16(1): 31-49, 2009.  www.ijsaf.org/contents/16-1/lotter1/index.html
Part 2: Academic Capitalism and the Loss of Scientific Integrity:"  www.ijsaf.org/contents/16-1/lotter2/index.html

“Impacts of genetically engineered crops on pesticide use in the U.S. – the first sixteen years,” Benbrook, C., Environmental Sciences Europe,  Sept. 2012. www.enveurope.com/content/24/1/24/abstract
 

Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy: www.iatp.org/blog/201209/new-safety-concerns-raised-by-gmo-corn-study

 

 “Intentional Disinformation about Seralini et. al.,” Clark, E.A., U. of Guelph, Canada, Canadian Biotechnology Action Network: Collaborative Campaigning for Food Sovereignty and Environmental Justice. www.cban.ca/Resources/Topics/Human-Health-Risks/Intentional-Disinformation-about-Seralini-et-al.-2012

 

 “Long term toxicity of a Roundup herbicide and a Roundup-tolerant genetically-modified maize,” Seralini et. al., Food and Chemical Toxicology, Sept. 2012.  www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0278691512005637

 

“Reasons for Labeling Genetically Engineered Foods,” Michael Hansen, Ph.D., Consumers Union, March 2012. www.consumersunion.org/pdf/AMA-GE-resolutions-3-19-12.pdf

 

 “The Truth About GMOs:  Interview with Don Huber,” Hemmelgarn, M., Natural Awakenings Magazine. www.naturalawakeningsmag.com/Natural-Awakenings/July-2012/The-Truth-about-GMOs/

Union of Concerned Scientists:  www.ucsusa.org/food_and_agriculture/our-failing-food-system/genetic-engineering/