Genetic Engineering in Agriculture and
Food Systems:
Selected Resources
Prepared by Dave Rogers, NOFA-VT Policy
Advisor
Fall 2011
New Resources
Just Label It !Campaign
Information about GMOs and a recently filed petition to require the FDA
to label GE foods. Includes consumer
action link.
GM:
Novel Cuisine or Unpalatable Prospect? Bite
Magazine, Summer 2011. Food Standards
Agency, United Kingdom
Genetically
Engineered Food: An Overview September 2011 report from Food and
Water Watch
Sorry,
NYTimes: GMOs Still Will Not Save the World
A nice Grist
Magazine rebuttal by Anna Lappe to a NYT Op-Ed by a well-known proponent of
GMOs. (August 2011)
More Resources …
Third World Network/Biosafety Information
Centre European website: resources on biotech, trade, development,
north-south issues, including “Genetic
Engineering and Omitted Health Research: Still No Answers to Ageing Questions”
Safety
Testing and Regulation of Genetically Engineered Foods , Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
Reviews (2004).
Excellent technical review of scientific literature
Union of Concerned Scientists See
“Failure to Yield: Evaluating the Performance of Genetically Engineered Crops”
(2009) and other resources on food, agriculture and GMO’s.
Center For Food Safety CFS
is at the center of ongoing GE litigation actions. GE resources and policy comments.
GM Watch
Wide selection of
videos and information
National Organic Coalition
National
alliance of organizations (NOFA Vermont included) – GE positions and papers
agriculture.
The Organic Center Excellent
resources, including "Impacts
of Genetically Engineered Crops on Pesticide Use: The First Thirteen Years" (2009)
http://www.organic-center.org/09
GMO Compass – GMO info website supported by the EU
“A decade of EU-funded GMO
research (2001 - 2010)” -- Report
of the European Commission
Many GE
resources, including “GM Crops -- Just the Science: Research documenting the limitations, risks
and alternatives”.
Institute for Responsible
Technology
Many resources -- online videos,
books, podcasts, blogs, reports and information on GMOs
GMO Safety -- Genetic Engineering - Plants -
Environment
Webpage of
the EU Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Safety
of Genetically Engineered Foods:
Approaches to Assessing Unintended Health Effects A 2004 National Academies Press report
produced by the Committee on
Identifying and Assessing Unintended Effects of Genetically Engineered Foods on
Human Health. Institute of Medicine and
National Research Council (USA).