International bestselling author of Seeds of Deception and Genetic Roulette, Jeffrey M. Smith is a widely popular spokesperson on the documented health risks of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and how biotech companies rig research, gag critics, hijack regulators, and spin fantastic unfulfilled promises. His Institute for Responsible Technology's Campaign for Healthier Eating in America is designed to achieve the tipping point of consumer rejection of GMOs to force them out of the food supply. The campaign encourages public and private showings of the Monsanto film and offers support material at www.ResponsibleTechnology.org. He lives in Fairfield, Iowa. You can visit Jeffrey's blog on the Huffington Post at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeffrey-smith/.
Publishers Weekly-
Recent news headlines have focused on the disagreement between the
U.S. and Europe over genetically modified foods: the U.S. exports
them, but the European Union doesn't want to import them, believing
their safety remains unproven. Are genetically modified foods safe?
Longtime anti-GM foods campaigner Smith presents the "opposing"
case. He offers cases where GM produced results that were at best
unexpected (increased starch content in potatoes), at worst
grotesque (pigs without genitals). He describes how one corporation
reportedly tried to bribe Canadian government scientists into
approving genetically engineered bovine growth hormones they deemed
unsafe; how some scientists have reported their careers were
threatened as a result of their refusal to approve certain GM
products in the U.S.; and how "conflicts of interest, sloppy
science, and industry influence" can distort the approval process.
The cases Smith presents are scary and timely, but he explores only
one side of the story. Readers looking for a balance consideration
of genetically modified foods will want to look elsewhere.
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