Green List - Genetically Modified Food

The April edition of Consumer notes that while genetic engineering offers exciting possibilities, there may be serious risks for the environment.

Consumer emphasises the right of individuals to know what they are eating, and therefore strongly supports the mandatory labelling of GM food.

To broaden your knowledge on this controversial subject, try the following books and web sites from Christchurch City Libraries.

• Genetic engineering, food and our environment: a brief guide by Luke Anderson. (660.65 AND)
• How to avoid GM food: hundreds of brands, products and ingredients to avoid by Joanna Blythman. (363.192 BLY)
• Genetically modified foods: commonly asked questions with answers by the Ministry of Health, Wellington, N. Z. (363.192 GEN)
• GM foods: answers to your questions by the Grocery Industry Council (631.52 GM)
• Perfectly safe to eat?: the facts on food by Victoria Hird (363.192 HIR)
• Eat your genes: how genetically modified food is entering our diet by Stephen Nottingham (363.192 NOT)
• Genetically engineered foods: are they safe? you decide by Laura Ticciati (363.192 TIC)
• GM free: a shopper’s guide to genetically modified foods by Sue Dibb (363.192 DIB)
• The ecological risks of engineered crops by Jane Rissler (631.52 RIS)

Web Sites

Consumer Online: “GM foods: do you know what you’re eating?”

The Library’s backgrounder on the “Genetically modified food debate”