Crosby, Donald G. (author), Davis, Donald E. (author), Fries, George F. (author), Newton, Michael (author), and Osweiler, Gary D. (author)
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1979-12
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 191 Document Number: D03034
Notes:
Report No. 81 published by the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST), Ames, Iowa. 18 pages., Response from CAST to the Public Broadcasting System's NOVA program, "A Plague on Our Children," televised nationwide on October 2, 1979.
McCarthy, Mary (author), Greehy, Grainne (author), Henchion, Maeve M. (author), Dillon, Emma J. (author), and McCarthy, Sinead (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2011-02
Published:
Ireland
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 185 Document Number: D00489
Notes:
Paper presented at the International European Forum on System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks, 2011 International European Forum, Innsbruck-Igls, Austria, February 14-18, 2011. 24 pages.
5 pages., Author concludes that "genetic information is easy to portray as a new and scary technology, but fearmongering is largely based on misinformation, a misunderstanding of evolution and our place in the natural world, and vague fears of contamination. In reality, GMO safety testing is extensive and has not uncovered any safety concerns for current GMOs. There are other issues with GMOs that are worth discussing, but fears of adverse health effects are not legitimate." Cites a review of research ty the European Commission in 2010: "The main conclusion to be drawn from the efforts of more than 130 research projects, covering a period of more than 25 years of research and involving more than 500 independent research groups, is that biotechnology, and in particular GMOs, are not per se more risky than e.g. conventional plant breeding technologies."
