Genetic Engineering, Food and Our Environment: A Brief Guide

by Luke Anderson (Author)

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  Paperback
  1999

  $3.25

  If current trends continue, within ten years most of the foods we eat could be genetically engineered. Multinational corporations want us to believe that this food is safe, nutritious and thoroughly tested. Critics argue that governments are sacrificing environmental and health safeguards in favour of commercial interests. Many scientists are concerned that the current understanding of genetics is extremely limited and believe that this technology carries inherent risks both for human health and the environment. The introduction of genetically engineered organisms into complex ecosystems is a global experiment with unpredictable and irreversible consequences. Genetically engineered plants, for example, are able to cross pollinate with related species leading to what has been termed Genetic Pollution . Any mistakes may be passed on to all future generations of life.