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Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Lavis, Anna (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2014
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D06198
Notes:
Pages 11-35 in Karin Eli and Stanley Ulijaszek (eds.), Obesity, eating disorders and the media. Ashgate Publishing Limited, Surrey, England. 173 pages.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Yang, Z. Janet (author), Rickard, Laura N. (author), Harrison, Teresa M. (author), and Seo, Mihye (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2014
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 143 Document Number: D06470
Journal Title:
Science Communication
Journal Title Details:
36(3) : 296-324
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Mou, Yi (author) and Lin, Carolyn A. (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2014
Published:
China
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 143 Document Number: D06463
Journal Title:
Science Communication
Journal Title Details:
36(5) : 593-616
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Sckokai, Paolo (author), Veneziani, Mario (author), Moro, Daniele (author), and Castellari, Elena (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2014
Published:
Italy
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 127 Document Number: D02713
Journal Title:
Bio-based and Applied Economics
Journal Title Details:
3(1) : 63-81
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Format:
Research report
Publication Date:
2014
Published:
USA: Center for Food Integrity, Gladstone, Missouri.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 139 Document Number: D05800
Notes:
28 pages.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
2014
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 190 Document Number: D02223
Notes:
Website of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,Washington, D.C. 2 pages., Addresses 10 myths about handling food safely.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Jones, Christopher (author) and Lenart, Melanie (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2014-06
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 140 Document Number: D06055
Journal Title:
Journal of Extension
Journal Title Details:
52(3) : 3FEA1
Notes:
11 pages
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
2014-12
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 141 Document Number: D06259
Notes:
Accessed August 6, 2015, Pew Research Center. 4 pages.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Novella, Steven (author / Yale University School of Medicine)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2014
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 163 Document Number: D11644
Journal Title:
Skeptical Inquirer
Journal Title Details:
38(4)
Notes:
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."