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 "Europeans are much more informed about these "Frankenfoods" than Americans are. In Europe, by law, they must be labeled as such. Most Europeans refuse to eat them. In the United States, no labeling whatsoever is required. Companies are certainly not doing it voluntarily because they know a lot of people wouldn't buy the produce if they did.
GMOs are helping to destroy our eco-structure. Since the wind blows pollen from these plants, they combine with natural plants. Animals eating these hybrids have been harmed. Farmers have had their natural, organic seeds contaminated as well."- Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.) |
 "European consumers have reacted with alarm, much as they did in response to genetically engineered foods, dubbed "Frankenfoods." The cosmetics industry should not be surprised if European campaigns and boycotts of "Frankencreams" follow.
Some developments that may herald this trend: ? A nanoproduct aerosol bathroom spray was recalled by German health authorities in 2006 after eighty people reported severe respiratory problems. Six people were hospitalized with fluid in their lungs."- Samuel S. Epstein, Randall Fitzgerald, Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Endanger Your Health . . . And What You Can Do about It (Get the book.) |
 "Multinational corporations like Monsanto and Cargill are patenting seeds and creating genetically modified organisms (GMOs)—including new srrains of corn, soy, rice, and wheat—to create "Frankenfoods" that could pose staggering health, disease, and lifestyle consequences on a societal and personal level. By 2003, there were 167 million acres of farmland in eighteen countries growing GMO crops."- David H. Rippe, Jared Rosen, The Flip: Turn Your World Around (Get the book.) |
 "This often involves biotechnology, which most of us think of in terms of either medical breakthroughs or genetically altered frankenfoods. But there is a third kind of biotechnology that may play a much larger role in our future: industrial biotechnology. The term evokes images of ultra-high-tech gene tweaking and the creation of new kinds of organisms, but in what is probably its most useful environmental application, bioengineering will help us find more effective uses for naturally occurring organisms."- Alex Steffen, Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century (Get the book.) |
 "The proliferation of what are known as "Frankenfoods" is another example of the devastating effect agribusiness has had on our food supply. frankenfoods are foods that, like the fictional laboratory-generated monster Frankenstein for which they are named, have been genetically engineered. Genetic engineering breaks down fundamental genetic barriers and permanendy alters the genetic code of plants and animals by combining the genes of dissimilar and unrelated species into novel organisms which will pass their genetic changes on to their offspring."- Lita Lee, Lisa Turner and Burton Goldberg, The Enzyme Cure: How Plant Enzymes Can Help You Relieve 36 Health Problems (Get the book.) |
 "Frankenfoods, and cartoonists were taking full advantage of this satirical opportunity. Figure 21 gives one such example. To allay public fears, a federal study recommended a formal review of the entire federal regulatory framework for food biotechnology in order to establish a more equitable balance between promotion of the industry and protection of the public, but no such review took place."- Marion Nestle, Safe Food: Bacteria, Biotechnology, and Bioterrorism (Get the book.) |
 "Genetic Engineering
The proliferation of genetically engineered organisms (GEOs) or "Frankenfoods" is another example of the devastating effect agribusiness has had on our food supply. frankenfoods are foods that have been genetically engineered, which breaks down fundamental genetic barriers and permanently alters the genetic code of plants by combining them with the genes of dissimilar and unrelated species. This procedure is radically different from traditional plant breeding, which works within, not across, species boundaries."- Larry Trivieri, Jr., Alternative Medicine the Definitive Guide, Second Edition (Get the book.) |
 "What is eminently clear, however, is that there are problems (potentially catastrophic problems) associated with these frankenfoods, as opponents often call them, and further testing and regulation are needed.
When in doubt, do without, is clearly not the motto of the biotech industry, the formulators of genetically modified organisms, as they are moving forward full steam ahead. This is a greedy, shortsighted move on their part. It is also unfortunate when you consider the damage that may be done is irreversible and has the potential to affect every living creature on the planet."- Kelly Harford, M.C., C.N.C., If It's Not Food, Don't Eat It! The No-nonsense Guide to an Eating-for-Health Lifestyle (Get the book.) |
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