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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 83. Chapters: Amflora, AquaBounty Technologies, AquAdvantage salmon, Bacillus thuringiensis, BASF Plant Science, Blue tomato, BT11, BT11 x GA21, BT11 x MIR162 x MIR604, BT11 x MIR604, Bt brinjal, Corngate, Detection of genetically modified organisms, Enviropig, Fish tomato, Flavr Savr, Food patent, Genetically modified crops, Genetically modified food, Genetically modified food controversies, Genetically modified maize, Genetically modified rice, Genetically modified soybean, Genetically modified tomato, Genetically modified wheat, Golden rice, Ice-minus bacteria, International trade of genetically modified foods, Jasmati, Monsanto Canada Inc. v. Schmeiser, MON 802, MON 809, MON 810, Mon 832, MON 863, Nonbrowning Arctic Apples, Old MacDonald Had a Farm (short story), Pharming (genetics), Plant expressed vaccine, Pollen barrier, Prajateerpu, Roundup Ready soybean, SmartStax, Traceability of genetically modified organisms, Transplastomic plant, Vistive Gold. Excerpt: The genetically modified foods controversy is a dispute over the relative advantages and disadvantages of food derived from genetically modified organisms, genetically modified crops used to produce food and other goods, and other uses of genetically modified organisms in food production. The dispute involves consumers, biotechnology companies, governmental regulators, non-governmental organizations and scientists. The key areas of controversy related to genetically modified (GM) food are: risk of harm from GM food, whether GM food should be labeled, the role of government regulators, the effect of GM crops on the environment, the impact of GM crops for farmers, including farmers in developing countries, the role of GM crops in feeding the growing world population, and GM crops as part of the industrial agriculture system. There is broad scientific consensus that food on the market derived from GM crops pose no greater risk than conventional food. No reports of ill effects have been documented in the human population from GM food. Supporters of food derived from GMOs hold that food is as safe as other foods and that labels send a message to consumers that GM food is somehow dangerous. They trust that regulators and the regulatory process are sufficiently objective and rigorous, and that risks of contamination of the non-GM food supply and of the environment can be managed. They trust that there is sufficient law and regulation to maintain competition in the market for seeds, believe that GM technology is key to feeding a growing world population, and view GM technology as a continuation of the manipulation of plants that humans have conducted for millennia. Advocacy groups such as Greenpeace and World Wildlife Fund have concerns that risks of GM food have not been adequately identified and managed, and have questioned the objectivity of regulatory authorities. Opponents of food derived from GMOs are concerned about the safety of the food itself and wish it banned, o
