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Don't Worry (It's Safe to Eat): The True Story of GM Food, BSE and Foot and Mouth (Hardcover)

by Andrew Rowell (Author) "'Don't worry - it's safe to eat' is a familiar phrase uttered by both politicians and scientists to reassure consumers that the food they eat..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Earthscan Ltd; First Edition edition (27 Jun 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1853839329
  • ISBN-13: 978-1853839320
  • Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 13.8 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 708,563 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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An investigation of science, politics and our food production system, this text exposes the bogus science, political interference and flawed policies that threaten our food supply. The author tells the story of BSE, revealing how top scientists have been "muzzled" and how the epidemic continues. Then, against a backdrop of burning cows, Andrew Rowell exposes how trade and macro-economic policies overruled good science in the foot and mouth catastrophe. He also opens the black box of the so-called GM revolution to expose the myth behind the marketing.In tracing how critics are silenced in the bottom-line climate of commercialized science and privatized knowledge, Rowell tells the true story of the widely publicized Pusztai GM potato scandal of the late 1990s and the ongoing Mexican maize GM contamination affair. Finally, the book offers radical solutions to make science work in the public interest and provide food that really is safe to eat.


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Andrew Rowell is a leading investigative journalist on environmental and food-related issues, social justice and globalization. He writes regularly for The Big Issue, The Guardian and other UK and international newspapers and magazines
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4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting!, 21 Mar 2005
This book is very interesting but it is not for your average reader. I understood it well because I'm doing a food science degree so for those who are plainly just interested in the food scares themselves, get up to date on the jargon. Excellent read though!
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