Pandora's picnic basket : the potential and hazards of genetically modified foods /

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Author / Creator:	McHughen, Alan.
Imprint:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Description:	1 online resource (viii, 277 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Genetically modified foods. Food -- Biotechnology. Transgenic plants. Food -- Biotechnology. Genetically modified foods. Transgenic plants. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11146572

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ISBN:	9780191587924 0191587923 1280594888 9781280594885 0198507143 9780198507147 0198506740 9780198506744 9786613624710 6613624713
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Restrictions unspecified Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 English. digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve Print version record.
Summary:	"Did you know that there are fish genes in some tomatoes? That Brazil nut genes in soybeans can result in potentially lethal allergic reactions? That rapeseed plants bred to be resistant to herbicides could become uncontrollable superweeds? Genetically modified foods do pose real risks, and in recent years they have become the focus of a pitched battle between scientists, entrepreneurs, consumer advocates, and environmentalists. Yet despite the great heat generated by the debate, there is very little real information on the subject, either about the technologies in use or about the regulatory processes established to protect us from potentially dangerous products." "Pandora's Picnic Basket explains, in clear and direct language, the technologies underlying genetically modified food, comparing them with other "natural" methods of plant breeding and production. Researcher Alan McHughen evaluated the safeguards in place from regulators around the world and asks whether these are sufficient. In particular, he examines the question of labeling, held by some to be an obvious way to help protect consumers, and addresses the honesty and usefulness of some of these labels. Throughout the book, McHughen offers fair-minded, well-informed accounts of issues of real concern, particularly environmental issues, and he outlines ways in which consumers can avoid genetically modified food if they so choose. The author uses question-and-answer boxes to address key issues and real case histories to illustrate the development and regulation of genetically modified food." "Genetically modified foods are increasingly available to the public. Pandora's Picnic Basket will help consumers make informed choices about this controversial technology."--Jacket.
Other form:	Print version: McHughen, Alan. Pandora's picnic basket. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000 0198507143

Table of Contents:

1. Hors-d'œuvres and entrées
2. Cooking school primer : molecular genetics for everyone
3. Home cooking! DIY guide to genetic engineering
4. Salad days? conventional and GM foods
5. Food : the offal truth
6. The issues : where's the beef?
7. Figure it out
8. More wine, sir? : the role of science in regulation
9. Not on the table : the really scary stuff
10. Waiter, what do you recommend? : who's serving my best interests?
11. More small fry and red herrings
12. Waiter, I can't understand the menu : labelling problems
13. Waiter, can't I have a GM-free meal?
14. The chef does not share his recipes : intellectual property and GM technology
15. Just desserts
16. Post-prandial delights : some resources.

Pandora's picnic basket : the potential and hazards of genetically modified foods /

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