Your Right to Know: Genetic Engineering and the Secret Changes in Your Food (Hardcover)

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Product Description

More than half of America’s processed grocery products, from cornflakes to diet drinks, contain genetically altered ingredients. They are unlabeled and untested, and we’re eating it. YOUR RIGHT TO KNOW is a complete reference guide outlining how genetically modified foods get onto the family dining table and what consumers can do about it.

From the Publisher

* A how-to primer about the health risks of genetically engineered food, organic options, and how to fight the corporate agro-industrial takeover of the food we eat.

* A comprehensive reference guide to the hidden facts of genetically modified food.

* Deluxe hardcover edition includes Nell Newman’s Shopper’s Guide DVD.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 152 pages
• Publisher: Earth Aware Editions; Har/DVD/Bk edition (March 19, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932771522
• ISBN-13: 978-1932771527
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 9.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #887,685 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars you are what you eat, November 16, 2007

By	T. Picchi (Oakland, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Andrew Kimbrell, editor of the famed Fatal Harvest, has come out with a new book, Your Right to Know: Genetic Engineering and the Secret Changes in Your Food. It is a very comprehensive guide as to how genetically engineered foods are impacting our everyday lives. As someone who cares about local agriculture and food safety issues, it is nice to finally see a book like this available for likeminded people who want to know more about GE. The book does a great job covering many different issues from personal health and the ecological impacts to the revolving door between policy makers and industry lobbyers and the future of farming. Kimbrell makes issues surrounding industrial agriculture and GE accessible and educational- I found the book incredibly user-friendly. It is a great book to pick up and read while you wait for the water to boil- the short sections and educational inserts don't require large blocks of time. Your Right to Know also makes a great, educational coffee table book for families and foodies alike- it's full of informative pictures, interesting facts, and inspirational quotes. I especially love the chapter that goes through the supermarket aisle by aisle, telling you the pitfalls and rules of thumb for how to avoid GE foods. It even comes with a handy pull-out Pocket Shoppers' Guide that you can take with you when you go shopping as a reminder. This book is a must for anybody who cares about the food they eat!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ABSOLUTE 'MUST READ'!, January 19, 2008

By	Fran Wolfe "Ray" (Maine, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Your Right to Know: Genetic Engineering and the Secret Changes in Your Food (Paperback)

A good 'primer' on "Industrial greed, incompetence and criminal behavior".
Very informative. A real 'eye-opener'.

5.0 out of 5 stars Your Right to Know, July 4, 2009

By	Joelle M. "Glad I'm a reader" (Washington State) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Your Right to Know: Genetic Engineering and the Secret Changes in Your Food (Paperback)

Excellent book. The issue of genetic enginering of our food WITHOUT OUR KNOWLEDGE is something everyone in the US should know about.