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Government Websites | Scientific
Websites | Activist/Consumer Websites
Government Websites
The
Biosafety Information Network and Advisory Service (BINAS)
A service of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization
(UNIDO). BINAS monitors global developments in regulatory issues
in biotechnology.
Food
and Drug Administration
The FDA's Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition - Biotechnology.
Biotechnology
Information Resource (BIC)
WWW site from the National Agricultural Library of the US Department
of Agriculture - ARS - providing access to selected sources, services
and publications covering many aspects of agricultural biotechnology.
The
ISB News Report
Published monthly by the Information Systems for Biotechnology,
funded by the USDA (US Department of Agriculture) and provides news
on development, testing and regulatory review of genetically modified
plants, animals and microorganisms in the U.S.
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Scientific Websites
Union
of Concerned Scientists (UCS)
An independent nonprofit alliance of 50,000 concerned citizens and
scientists across the country. We augment rigorous scientific analysis
with innovative thinking and committed citizen advocacy to build
a cleaner, healthier environment and a safer world.
Physicians
and Scientists for Responsible Application of Science and Technology
(PSRAST)
A global scientific organization without any political, ideological
or commercial bindings. PSRAST's purpose is to thoroughly assess
the safety of new technologies in an impartial and objective way.
PSRAST is not against any new technology including genetic engineering,
but is strongly against the application of this technology before
health and environmental safety has been established.
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Activist/Consumer Websites
The
Organic Consumers Association (OCA)
promotes food safety, organic farming and sustainable agricultural
practices in the U.S. and internationally. We provide consumers
with factual information they can use to make informed food choices.
Genetic engineering, irradiation, toxic sludge fertilizer, mad cow
disease, rBGH are some of the issues we address. (Be sure to check
out the parody site www.purefoods.org
- add an "s" to the above web site. Strangely, no one
has attached a name and claimed ownership of this site.)
The
True Food Now
This website was created as a part of Greenpeace's True Food Now
campaign. Greenpeace is an a independent campaigning organization
which uses non-violent creative confrontation to expose global environmental
problems, and to force solutions which are essential to a green
and peaceful future. Please also visit: http://www.greenpeace.org/~geneng
The
Center for Food Safety (CFS)
Provides leadership in legal, scientific, and grassroots efforts
to address the increasing concerns about the impacts of our food
production system on human health, animal welfare, and the environment.
Pesticide
Action Network North America
Campaigning against the spread of GE foods and fiber. PANNA is a
key partner in the Genetically Engineered Food Alert campaign, a
nation-wide effort to keep GE foods off of U.S. grocery store shelves,
unless they are demonstrated to be safe, labeled, and the biotechnology
companies that manufacture them are held liable for any harm they
cause. Also see their ge resources at http://www.panna.org/resources/ge.html
Mothers
for Natural Law
Founded in June 1996 to transform the overwhelming problems facing
families into simple, practical action steps every mother can take
to safeguard the health, well-being and innocence of her children.
Our agenda originally embraced everything from the environment to
crime, education, health and the economy. However, because of its
extreme urgency, we made genetic engineering our only focus for
our first four years, and put all of our other plans on hold.
The
Campaign
Established to create a national grassroots consumer campaign for
the purpose of lobbying Congress and the President to pass legislation
that will require the labeling of genetically engineered foods in
the United States.
The
Non-GMO Source
Monthly newsletter provides information and resources to help companies
produce foods without genetically engineered ingredients. Also publish
The Non-GMO Sourcebook, an annual directory of suppliers of non-GMO
seed, crops, ingredients, and food products.
Say
No To GMOs!
Grassroots education, activities and resources in Texas for consumer
choice and a genetically viable future.
Ag
BioTech InfoNet
Covers all aspects of the application of biotechnology and genetic
engineering in agricultural production and food processing and marketing.
Friends of
the Earth
A national environmental organization dedicated to preserving the
health and diversity of the planet for future generations. As the
largest international environmental network in the world with affiliates
in 63 countries, Friends of the Earth empowers citizens to have
an influential voice in decisions affecting their environment.
Gene
Watch
Too often, the debates about the social and ethical implications
of biotechnology have been left to the scientific "experts."
As a link between scientists and lay people, the CRG is working
to encourage public understanding and involvement in these debates.
ISIS
ISIS Mission Statement: To promote science responsible to civil
society and the public good, independent of commercial and other
special interests, or of government control. Science is intrinsically
honest, open and pluralistic, and disagreements must be openly and
democratically debated.
The Center
for Ethics and Toxics (CETOS)
A project of the Tides Center, is a non-profit environmental group
dedicated to protecting vulnerable and susceptible populations.
We do this by providing educational information on the risks of
exposure to potentially hazardous toxic substances and infectious
agents, and by acting directly to encourage new policies designed
to reduce toxic risks.
As You
Sow
A non-profit organization dedicated to promoting corporate accountability.
Our mission is to hold corporations accountable for complying with
consumer, workplace and environmental laws.
The
Alliance for Bio-Integrity
A nonprofit, nonpolitical organization dedicated to the advancement
of human and environmental health through sustainable and safe technologies.
To this end, it aims (a) to inform the public about technologies
and practices that negatively impact on health and the environment
and (b) to inspire broad-based, responsible action that helps correct
the problems and uphold the integrity of the natural order. In approaching
these issues, it integrates the perspectives of both science and
religion and coordinates the participation of both communities.
Genetic
Resources Action International (GRAIN)
An international non-governmental organization, established in 1990,
to help further a global movement of popular action against one
of the world's most pervasive threats to world food and livelihood
security: genetic erosion. The loss of biological diversity, particularly
in the "gene rich" countries of the Third World, undermines
the very sense of sustainable agriculture as it destroys choices
for the future and robs people of a key resource base for survival.
Genetic erosion is more than just the loss of genes. It is the loss
of options for development.
The
Third World Network
An independent non-profit international network of organizations
and individuals involved in issues relating to development, the
Third World and North- South issues. This site is a great resource
for issues and publications concerning GMOs.
Genetic
Engineering and Its Dangers
An extensive resource page compiled by Dr Ron Epstein, Philosophy
Department, College of Humanities, San Francisco State University.
Oregon
Concerned Citizens for Safe Foods
Formed specifically to address the issue of labeling genetically
engineered foods in Oregon through the initiative process. The main
concern is the consumer's basic right to know. As consumers, we
have the right to know what is in the food we are buying in order
to make educated and appropriate choices.
[Back to Top] Seeds of doubt: North American farmers' experiences of
GM crops
published by the Soil Association, UK.
This Soil Association report is the first to reveal the serious
widespread impacts of GM crops in North America on the food and
farming industry, where three-quarters of the world's GM food is
grown. It is the most comprehensive review of the situation to be
produced from a non-biotechnology industry perspective.
Visit the Soil
Association website to read about, purchase, or download this
book.
You can also visit Soil Association's main website at www.soilassociation.org
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