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International Food Biotechnology Committee
continues to make significant scientific contributions to the development and harmonizationof the food safety assessment of biotechnology crops, and provides
http://www.ilsi.org/index.cfm?pubentityid=60
Animal Biotechnology
and scholars debated the timing and objectives of a possible US challenge in theWorld Trade Organization (WTO) over European treatment of biotechnology crops.
http://www.animalbiotechnology.org/
AgBioWorld - Agricultural Biotechnology Can Help Prevent Malnutrition In The Dev
price reductions led to significant discounting of weed and insect control programsand even benefited farmers who have not yet adopted biotechnology crops.
http://www.agbioworld.org/biotech_info/topics/agbiotech/hungry_world.html

Extractions: Thursday, March 30, 2000 Food companies thinking about banning genetically modified grain from their products should consider what happened to Frito-Lay when the company decided to cave in to anti-biotech activists, who have nothing but fear-mongering and pseudo science to support their demands. Frito-Lay recently told its corn producers to stop planting corn that is genetically improved to ward off harmful insects. Even though there was very little consumer demand for such an action, the company apparently feared a food scare generated by activists and took the step anyway. But the move was not enough to placate activists, who still threaten action until the company does everything necessary to declare its products free of genetically modified foods. Over the next century, world population will approach 9 billion. But purchasing power is concentrated in the developed countries, while more than 90 percent of the projected population growth is likely to occur in developing countries. It is not difficult to predict where food shortages will occur. As UC Davis professor Martina McGloughlin says, unless we are willing to accept starvation, or put parks and the Amazon Basin under the plow, there is only one good alternative: find ways to increase food production.
AgBioWorld - Agricultural Biotechnology Can Help Prevent Malnutrition In The Dev
illnesses. biotechnology crops offer an important tool to help alleviatethese problems and help end world hunger. According to
http://www.agbioworld.org/biotech_info/articles/prakash/prakashart/soundscience.

Extractions: June 14, 2000 Sound science. It has been the safety determinant and underlying consumer protection for our country's food supply for more than a century. In fact, it's a legacy that dates back to 1861, when President Abraham Lincoln initially understood its importance by establishing the first science-based labeling initiative to protect our nation's consumers from misleading marketing campaigns, food safety scares and snake oil salesmen who preyed on the unwitting. The sound-science legacy is alive and well. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's recent announcement reaffirming the safety of foods derived from biotechnology, while adding requirements for mandatory notification of new products and allowing for voluntary labeling of these products, is one to be applauded. Rather than bowing to the pressure tactics of the anti-biotech crowd, the FDA has reaffirmed the current science-based approval process. This decision continues a long tradition of ensuring that Americans have the safest food supply in the world and provides consumers with the means to make informed choices in food purchases. The scientific community overwhelmingly agrees that the FDA's actions are the kind of responsible oversight consumers should expect. The biotechnology products approved through the current process have a record of safe consumption, and this enhanced, more effective process will only strengthen the benefits America's consumers enjoy and deserve.
National Center For Agricultural Law Research And Information
Regulatory approval deals with whether and under what conditions agriculturalbiotechnology crops and animals may be produced, marketed, and used.
http://www.nationalaglawcenter.org/publications/
Views - Monsanto
We believe that our biotechnology crops can partially fulfill this objective asthe opportunities for crop development through biotechnology exceed those
http://www.gmissues.org/views/monsanto.htm

Extractions: by Monsanto With world population conservatively estimated to reach around 10 billion by the year 2050, making available cropland as productive as possible and avoiding further environmental destruction for agricultural purposes is essential. We believe that our biotechnology crops can partially fulfill this objective as the opportunities for crop development through biotechnology exceed those available through traditional practices. What has come to be called 'biotechnology' and the genetic alteration of agricultural products is nothing new. Indeed, it may be one of the oldest human activities. For thousands of years, from the time human communities began to settle in one place, cultivate crops and farm the land, humans have manipulated the genetic nature of the crops and animals they raise. Crops have been bred to improve yields, enhance taste and extend the growing season. Today, biotechnology holds promise for consumers seeking quality, safety and taste in their food choices; for farmers seeking new methods to improve their productivity and sustainability and, most importantly, the environment, through sustainable agricultural practice, preserving biodiversity. Unlike traditional plant breeding, which involves the crossing of hundreds or thousands of genes, plant biotechnology allows for the transfer of only one or a few desirable genes. This more precise science allows plant breeders to develop crops with specific beneficial traits and without undesirable traits.
Biotechnology Learning Center
Recently, The Council on Biotechnology Information published this article. Foodsenhanced by science are wholesome Are biotechnology crops and the foods
http://www.childrensmuseum.org/biotech/parents.htm

Extractions: Where Age Does Matter! Parents Biotechnology is an exciting field. As you probably know, Genetically Modified (GM) foods are in grocery stores and on your dinner tables. To continue your child's learning, take them to the grocery store with you or talk about the interesting changes that biology has made to the world. We at The Children's Museum encourage parents to become active learners, along with your children. Although biotechnology has been around for thousands of years, the most recent research has turned the word " biotechnology " into a confusing term. The Children's Museum hopes to help you understand the importance of biotechnology in our modern world, so that you can help your child make informed decisions about the subject. From flowers to food, biotechnology has affected our world. Thousands of years ago, selecting the best plants and choosing to breed those varieties was as common a practice as it is today. That selection process is a type of biotechnology and has been instrumental in determining the genetic makeup of our modern plants. In fact, Orville Redenbacher crossbred more than 30,000 varieties of corn to design his famous gourmet popcorn.
Biotechnology Learning Center
Recently, The Council for Biotechnology Information published a related article.Foods enhanced by science are wholesome Are biotechnology crops and the foods
http://www.childrensmuseum.org/biotech/faqs.htm

Extractions: to post it here. FAQs The following answers to these Frequently Asked Questions have been compiled from a variety of source materials, from the Internet to biotechnology books and magazines. In order to present a reasonable answer to very difficult questions, the responses have been formatted so that families may learn and understand together. Are modified fruits and vegetables safe for people to eat? Most people have actually been eating Genetically Modified foods for several years, without knowing the difference between "regular food" and GM food. And people can't tell the difference between "regular" and GM food because there is not much of a difference. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration does not treat GM food any differently than ordinary, non-modified food. The American Medical Association, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, U.S. National Academy of Sciences and many other groups have wholly endorsed and commended the use of GM food in public venues.
AgBioForum V2n2: Biotechnology Offers US Farmers Promises And Problems
But while the benefits of these biotechnology crops are readily apparent, farmersare still sorting out how they fit into their overall operation.
http://www.agbioforum.org/v2n2/v2n2a06-hillyer.htm

Extractions: Transgenic crops promise to drastically change how farmers produce and market their feedgrains and oilseeds. These changes will produce challenges for United States (US) farmers and the entire agricultural industry. How these obstacles are resolved will impact the future use of biotechnology on US farms. B What determines whether or not a farmer adopts a new technology? Basically, it comes down to two simple questions. First, does it work? And second, will it make money? From a farmer's perspective, technology is successful only if it is profitable. To find out, farmers generally try a promising new technology on a limited basis first. If they see a clear advantage and are comfortable using it, they expand acreage until it becomes a standard production scheme on their farms. This adoption process usually occurs over several years, through steady and sustained growth. But acceptance of biotechnology down on the farm is occurring at an unprecedented growth rate. In 1995, there were no commercial plantings of genetically modified crops (GMCs) in the US Today, it is estimated that 33% of the corn crop, 44% of the soybean acres, and 55% of cotton fields are planted to transgenic hybrids and varieties that have built-in resistance to selected insects and herbicides. Industry watchers expect the bio-engineered expansion to continue as new products come on the market.
Media - Call For Open Minds On GM Crops And Biotechnology (28 June)
Keywords, biotechnology crops australians australia agricultural technology scientistuniversity western rural genetically modified warned dangers. Back,
http://www.uwa.edu.au/media/statements/2001/06/call_for_open_minds_on_gm_crops_a
Nature Publishing Group
value of the state's $320 million rice crop that would restrict sales of geneticallyengineered rice and could bode ill for other biotechnology crops grown in
http://www.nature.com/cgi-taf/DynaPage.taf?file=/nbt/journal/v18/n10/full/nbt100
White House Press Release: Clinton Administration Agencies Announce Food And Agr
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will take steps to ensure that it is informedat least 120 days before new agricultural biotechnology crops or products
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/whbio53.html
Mexico/
Overall, the Grocery Manufacturers of America estimates about 70 percent of grocerystore food in America may have been made with biotechnology crops.
http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/mexico/biodiversity/atlantaJournal022802

Extractions: By JEFF NESMITH If Mexican politicians are concerned about genetically modified corn, Michael Hansen has an even more alarming possibility for them to contemplate. Hansen, a research associate with the Consumers Union, says a California company wants to splice into corn the gene for an enzyme that kills human sperm. The enzyme was found in certain women who are unable to conceive because their immune systems attack sperm and kill it. The goal would be to use corn to turn out huge, pharmaceutically pure quantities of the enzyme for use in producing a male birth control drug, Hansen says. He does not suggest that the seeds of male sterility will be released into the wind by pollen from spermicidal corn. Yet, he says, indications that foreign genetic material from the United States has migrated into native Mexican corn through cross-pollination - despite efforts by the Mexican government to prevent it - are evidence enough that what can go wrong often does. "All of these companies that are talking about using plants to produce human drugs say they'll keep them separate from the environment and make certain none of the pollen escapes into other plants," Hansen said, "but look what happened in Mexico."
Food Biotechnology
As biotechnology crops and foods have proliferated, so have questionsand concerns. European consumers perhaps because of unrelated
http://www.ncbiotech.org/biotech101/hottopics/foodover.cfm

Extractions: Home Biotech 101 Hot Topics Food Biotech Site Map Biotech food, also called genetically modified or genetically engineered, is grown from seeds that carry specific genes to produce desired characteristics. The first biotech food on the market, in the early 1990s, was a tomato that ripened on the vine and could be transported without bruising. Today, the products of agricultural biotechnology include plants that are protected from insects or are tolerant to herbicides. Biotech foods have now made their way onto our tables: more than a third of the corn and more than half of the soybeans in the 1999 U.S. harvest were grown from seeds produced using biotechnology. As biotechnology crops and foods have proliferated, so have questions and concerns. European consumers - perhaps because of unrelated food scares about diseased beef and contaminated soda - are arguing to label biotech food or keep it out of stores. U.S. consumers are starting to pay more attention to these issues. Concerns range from food safety to environmental impact. Ethical questions, including whether it is right to change the genetic makeup of a plant, also frame the debate. However, some objections that activists raise also apply to conventional crops grown with modern high-intensity agriculture. Biotechnology is still the world's best hope for crops that are hardier, have a higher yield and are more nutritious. Individuals, governments, corporations and public interest groups must weigh the benefits and risks. The following facts provide a basis for further discussion.
White House To Tighten Oversight Of GMOs
to educate the public, both within the United States as well as abroad, on the existingmechanisms for regulating agricultural biotechnology crops and foods.
http://www.aaas.org/spp/cstc/bulletin/articles/5-00/wh-gmos.htm

Extractions: May 2000 White House to Tighten Oversight of GMOs The growing wave of concern over genetically modified organisms (GMOs), especially in agricultural crops, has led the White House to release a series of steps to increase regulatory oversight. The statement released on May 3 calls for the Council of Environmental Quality (CEQ) and the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to conduct a six-month study to assess the interagency regulatory system that provides oversight of these agricultural products. In addition, the Administration is requiring that appropriate agencies develop voluntary labeling guidelines, prepare reliable testing procedures, expand scientific research, and conduct risk assessments of agricultural biotechnology. At the same time the FDA announced that it would initiate requirements that it be informed at least 120 days before any firm introduces a new biotechnology product. Currently, companies may voluntarily consult with the FDA before introducing a new food item into the market. Now these same firms must allow the FDA sufficient time to review these products for safety before the items can be commercially sold.
Minnesota Dietetic Association
Future biotechnology crops may include apple, barley, beet, cucumber, eggplant,grape, lettuce, melon, peanut, pepper, raspberry, rice, sunflower, and wheat.
http://www.eatrightmn.org/2000SpringNewsletter.asp

Extractions: Cindy Halstenson The development of a mentoring program for MDA continues under the leadership of the membership co-chairs. With the ability to use electronic communications, this process may be just what you need to connect with another nutrition professional - someone to help you network, become active in a practice group or committee, or just to ask professional advice. Look for more about this in the near future. If you have any questions, call Stephanie Gerken or Joanne Hawkins, through the MDA office. Another great way to network is to attend the Annual MDA State Meeting, hosted this year by the RDDA in Rochester May 3-5. Enjoy plenty of continuing education, along with a huge exhibit area and an annual favorite, the Silent Auction. If you have yet to donate something for the silent auction, it's not too late. Items that you might like are the kind of things that sell. Please get your donations to your district president or a member of the MDA board before the March 10 retreat and board meeting. Julie Weaver hopes to return to Rochester after the board meeting with all the items for the auction in tow. As always, I welcome any comments or suggestions you have to improve MDA.
Biotechnology - Office Of International Information Programs, U.S. Department Of
scientificallybased laws regarding biotechnology, the EU has fed the myth that biotech crops are somehow dangerous.
http://usinfo.state.gov/topical/global/biotech

Extractions: Washington File Staff Writer "Misinformation about the so-called dangers posed by biotechnology is threatening lives in Africa," and the European Union is "partly to blame for the situation," charged U.S. Senator Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa). In a March 5 speech to the Congressional Economic Leadership Institute (CELI), Grassley said, "By refusing to adopt scientifically-based laws regarding biotechnology, the EU has fed the myth that biotech crops are somehow dangerous. Ironically," he added, "the European Union itself has approved some biotech crops as safe. At the same time, the European Union has refused to end its moratorium on biotech authorizations, a situation that has led other countries to assume that biotech products are somehow dangerous."
Applications Of Biotechnology To Crops Benefits And Risks
CAST Issue Paper 12, December 1999 Applications of biotechnology to crops Benefits and Risks
http://www.cast-science.org/biotc_ip.htm
The Biotechnology Information Resource
Access a variety of information services and publications. Though no longer updated, information is still available and "is useful for general purposes." Modified crops and Foods American Medical Association, Council on Scientific Affairs (I-00). biotechnology and Foods
http://www.nal.usda.gov/bic

Extractions: The AgNIC Partnership on Agricultural Biotechnology now replaces the BIC Web site as an active resource. AgNIC partners in collaboration are the University of Maryland Libraries and the National Agricultural Library (NAL) . This Biotechnology Information Resource will remain available for the forseeable future. (Note dated: 2002-11-22) Biosafety Library Economic Issues in Agricultural Biotechnology USDA ERS staff, ERS Ag Info Bulletin #762, March 2001 Genetically Modified Crops and Foods - American Medical Association, Council on Scientific Affairs (I-00) Biotechnology and Foods - Institute of Food Technologists issues overview (reports, papers, FAQs, links)
Biotechnology Industry Organization
Ph.D. Vice President For Food And Agriculture biotechnology Industry Organization MonarchButterfly; News Release EPA Report Finds Biotech crops Have Little
http://www.bio.org/news/epa.html

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