Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Foreword Ralph Nader xi

Introduction: The Science and Regulation behind the GMO Deception Sheldon Krimsky Jeremy Gruber xix

What Is Genetic Engineering? An Introduction to the Science John Fagan Michael Antoniou Claire Robinson xxxi

Part 1 Safety Studies: Human And Environmental Health

1 The State of the Science Stuart Newman 5

2 Antibiotics in Your Corn Sheldon Krimsky Timo Assmuth 8

3 A Conversation with Dr. Árpád Pusztai Samuel W. Anderson 16

4 Glypho-Gate Sheldon Krimsky Gilles-Eric Séralini Robin Manage Benoít Bernay 25

5 GM Alfalfa: An Uncalculated Risk Phil Bereano 29

6 The Next Generation of Biohazard? Engineering Plants to Manufacture Pharmaceuticals Brian Tokar 34

7 Busting the Big GMO Myths John Fagan Michael Antoniou Claire Robinson 39

Part 2 Labeling and Consumer Activism

8 Codex Food Labeling Committee Debates International Guidelines Diane McCrea 53

9 Consumers Call on FDA to Label GMO Foods Colin O'Neil 56

10 Genetically Engineered Foods: A Right to Know What You Eat Phil Bereano 60

11 Latina/o Farmers and Biotechnology Devon Peña 66

12 Labeling Genetically Engineered Food in California Pamm Larry CRG staff 69

13 Lax Labeling Policies Betray Public Trust Joseph Mendelson 71

14 A Conversation with John Fagan Samuel W. Anderson for GeneWatch 74

Part 3 Gmos in the Developing World

15 The Agrarian Crisis in India Indrani Barpujari Birenda Biru 83

16 Bill Gates's Excellent African Adventure: A Tale of Technocratic AgroIndustrial Philanthrocapitalism Phil Bereano 91

17 Bt Brinjal in India: Why It Must Not Be Released Aruna Rodrigues 95

18 Hearts of Darkness: The Biotech Industry's Exploration of Southern African Famine Doreen Stabinsky 101

19 Rooted Resistance: Indian Farmers Stand against Monsanto Mira Shiva 106

20 Why GM Crops Will Not Feed the World Bill Freese 109

Part 4 Corporate Control of Agriculture

21 Patented Seeds vs. Free Inquiry Martha L. Crouch 121

22 BGH and Beyond: Consolidating Rural America Juck Doyle 124

23 Changing Seeds or Seeds of Change? Natalie DeGraaf 129

24 Food, Made from Scratch Eric Hoffman 136

25 Future Imperfect: Discussing the Industrialization of Agriculture with Deborah Koons Garcia Evan Lerner 141

26 Stealing Wisdom, Stealing Seeds: The Neem Tree of India Becomes a Symbol of Greed Vandana Shiva 147

Part 5 Regulation, Policy, and Law

27 AG Biotech Policy: 2012 in Review Colin O'Neil 155

28 EPA and Regulations Sheldon Krimsky 159

29 GM Food Legislation: Modified Foods in the Halls of Power Lara Freeman 163

30 Goliath vs. Schmeiser: Canadian Court Decision may leave Multinationals Vulnerable Phil Bereano Martin Phillipson 169

31 Legal Challenge to Genetically Engineered Bt Crops Marches on Joseph Mendelson 175

32 A Primer on GMOs and International Law Phil Bereano 177

33 GMOs Stalled in Europe: The Strength of Citizens' Involvement Arnaud Apoteker 183

Part 6 Ecology and Sustainability

34 Environmental Release of Genetically Engineered Organisms: Recasting the Debate GeneWatch editors 195

35 The Role of GMOs in Sustainable Agriculture Doug Gurian-Sherman 210

36 Genetically Modified Crops and the Intensification of Agriculture Bill Freese 215

37 Science Interrupted: Understanding Transgenesis in Its Ecological Context Ignacio Chapela 221

38 Agricultural Technologies for a Warming World Lim Li Ching 230

39 Down on the Farm: Genetic Engineering Meets an Ecologist David Pimentel 234

40 Engineering Crops for Herbicide Resistance Sheldon Krimsky Roger Wrubel 243

41 Genetic Engineering for Biological Control: Environmental Risks David Pimentel 248

42 GM Mosquitoes: Flying through the Regulatory Gaps? Lim Li Ching 253

43 Why Context Matters Craig Holdrege 257

Part 7 The Ethics of Gmos

44 The Biopiracy of Wild Rice Brian Carlson 267

45 Conflicts of Interest Undermine Agricultural Biotechnology Research Susan Benson Mark Arax Rachel Burstein 271

46 Genetically Engineered Foods Changing the Nature of Nature Martin Teitel Kimberly Wilson 275

47 Lessons from the Green Revolution: Do We Need New Technology to End Hunger? Peter Rosset Frances Moore Lappé Joseph Collins 277

48 Let Them Eat Promises: The Fight to Feed the World Is Being Betrayed from Within Devinder Sharma 287

Part 8 Modifying Animals for Food

49 Ethical Limits to Bioengineering Animals Paul Root Wolpe 295

50 Back on "The Farm" Rob DeSalle 299

51 Biotechnology and Milk: Benefit or Threat? Michael Hansen 303

52 In the Bullpen: Livestock Cloning Jaydee Hanson 310

53 Canada Banned BGH! Kmiberly Wilson 313

54 Food and Drug Amalgamation Eric Hoffman 315

55 Food Unchained Samuel W. Anderson 319

56 Just Say No to Milk Hormones John Stauber 325

57 Gene Technology in the Animal Kingdom Paul B. Thompson 329

Conclusion: The Future of GM Food Sheldon Krimsky 340

Resources: What You Can Do about GMOs Jeremy Gruber 347

Epilogue 358

Endnotes 364

Index 390