Your Right to Know: Genetic Engineering and the Secret Changes in Your Food

More than half of America's processed grocery productsfrom corn flakes to granola bars to diet drinkscontain genetically altered ingredients. They are unlabeled and untested, and we are eating them. "Your Right to Know" explains the issues and tells us what we know and don t know about these foods, while providing guidance on how to find healthy and organic alternatives. Revised and updated in a new format, this book provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date information on the very real dangers these altered foods present to our health, the environment, and farm communities. All of the necessary tools to better understand this critical food issue are here, including in-depth and easy to apply advice on: How to identify the foods in your supermarket that may contain GE ingredients Where the major food companies and supermarket chains stand on using GE crops GE-free and sustainable brands you should buy and where you can find them How you can become active in promoting a GE-free food supply Under pressure from the chemical/biotechnology industry, our government has refused to label genetically engineered foods, putting everyone at risk. Not only can genetic engineering lower the nutritional value of foods, but GE crops can lead to increased pesticide use as well as to the extinction of salmon and other fish species. The evidence is overwhelming and in the news now more than ever. Everyone deserves an environmentally sustainable and socially just food culture and reading "Your Right to Know" is a step in helping to make that happen. "

About the Author :
Andrew Kimbrell is founder and executive director of the Center for Food Safety and the International Center for Technology Assessment. Author of "The Human Body Shop" and "The Masculine Mystique, " and editor of "Fatal Harvest: The Tragedy of Industrial Agriculture, " Andrew has been featured on radio and television programs across the country, including the "Today Show, The Early Show, Crossfire, " and "Good Morning America." His work has appeared in numerous publications, including "The New York Times, Washington Post, " and "Harper s." In 1994, the "Utne Reader" named Kimbrell as one of the world s leading 100 visionaries, and in 2007 was named one of the 50 people most likely to save the planet by "The Guardian-UK." He lives in Washington, DC. Nell Newman is co-founder and president of Newman s Own Organics. The daughter of actors Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, Nell had an early introduction to natural foods at their rural Connecticut home, where the family had a garden and raised chickens. She lives in Central Coast, CA."