Genetically Modified and Irradiated Food: Controversial Issues: Facts versus Perceptions explains the technologies used in these processes so they can be understood by those in general public health, scientific organizations, politicians and opinion makers/policymakers. The facts presented include a massive amount of scientific evidence that these technologies are safe and can be beneficial. Because the world is facing a future with an increasing number of people, new technologies are needed to ensure enough safe and healthy food, thus technologies that have the potential to dramatically increase the availability of safe and healthy food should be welcomed by everybody.
1. Introduction - p. xvii 2. Part 1. Genetically modified food - p. xix 3. Chapter 1. Why is genetic modification of interest or why can it be useful? - p. 3 4. Chapter 2. A perspective on the evolution of genetic manipulation of biological materials, both plant and animal - p. 27 5. Chapter 3. How are genes modified? Crossbreeding, mutagenesis, and CRISPR-Cas9 - p. 39 6. Chapter 4. Can genetic modification go wrong, and what if it does? - p. 55 7. Chapter 5. GM food and human health - p. 69 8. Case studies - p. 98 9. Chapter 6.1. Genetically modified (GM) food in South Africa - p. 101 10. Chapter 6.2. Genetically modified bananas for communities of the great lakes region of Africa - p. 117 11. Chapter 6.3. Trends in genetically modified crops development in Nigeria: Issues and challenges - p. 131 12. Chapter 6.4. GMOs in Argentina - p. 151 13. Chapter 6.5. Controversial issues: Brazil case studies - p. 173 14. Chapter 7. GM crops and conventional or organic agriculture coexistence in EU regulation - p. 183 15. Chapter 8. The impact of GM crops on agriculture - p. 195 16. Part 2. Irradiated food - p. 213 17. Chapter 9. What is the benefit of irradiation compared to other methods of food preservation? - p. 217 18. Chapter 10. Irradiation kills microbes: Can it do anything harmful to the food? - p. 233 19. Chapter 11. Can irradiated food have an influence on people's health? - p. 243 20. Chapter 12. Safety of irradiated food - p. 259 21. Chapter 13. Novel processing technologies: Facts about irradiation and other technologies - p. 269 22. Chapter 14. Conclusions - p. 287 23. Index - p. 291
Genetically Modified and Irradiated Food: Controversial Issues: Facts versus Perceptions explains the technologies used in these processes so they can be understood by those in general public health, scientific organizations, politicians and opinion makers/policymakers. The facts presented include a massive amount of scientific evidence that these technologies are safe and can be beneficial. Because the world is facing a future with an increasing number of people, new technologies are needed to ensure enough safe and healthy food, thus technologies that have the potential to dramatically increase the availability of safe and healthy food should be welcomed by everybody.
1. Introduction - p. xvii 2. Part 1. Genetically modified food - p. xix 3. Chapter 1. Why is genetic modification of interest or why can it be useful? - p. 3 4. Chapter 2. A perspective on the evolution of genetic manipulation of biological materials, both plant and animal - p. 27 5. Chapter 3. How are genes modified? Crossbreeding, mutagenesis, and CRISPR-Cas9 - p. 39 6. Chapter 4. Can genetic modification go wrong, and what if it does? - p. 55 7. Chapter 5. GM food and human health - p. 69 8. Case studies - p. 98 9. Chapter 6.1. Genetically modified (GM) food in South Africa - p. 101 10. Chapter 6.2. Genetically modified bananas for communities of the great lakes region of Africa - p. 117 11. Chapter 6.3. Trends in genetically modified crops development in Nigeria: Issues and challenges - p. 131 12. Chapter 6.4. GMOs in Argentina - p. 151 13. Chapter 6.5. Controversial issues: Brazil case studies - p. 173 14. Chapter 7. GM crops and conventional or organic agriculture coexistence in EU regulation - p. 183 15. Chapter 8. The impact of GM crops on agriculture - p. 195 16. Part 2. Irradiated food - p. 213 17. Chapter 9. What is the benefit of irradiation compared to other methods of food preservation? - p. 217 18. Chapter 10. Irradiation kills microbes: Can it do anything harmful to the food? - p. 233 19. Chapter 11. Can irradiated food have an influence on people's health? - p. 243 20. Chapter 12. Safety of irradiated food - p. 259 21. Chapter 13. Novel processing technologies: Facts about irradiation and other technologies - p. 269 22. Chapter 14. Conclusions - p. 287 23. Index - p. 291
