{"product_id":"eating-in-the-dark-americas-experiment-with-genetically-engineered-food-paperback","title":"Eating in the Dark: America's Experiment with Genetically Engineered Food - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKathleen Hart\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost Americans eat genetically modified food on a daily basis, but few of us are aware we're eating something that has been altered. Meanwhile, consumers abroad refuse to buy our engineered crops; their groceries are labeled so that everyone knows if the contents have been modified. What's going on here? Why does the U.S. government treat engineered foods so differently from the rest of the world? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEating in the Dark\u003c\/b\u003e tells the story of how these new foods quietly entered America's food supply. Kathleen Hart explores biotechnology's real potential to enhance nutrition and cut farmers' expenses. She also reveals the process by which American government agencies decided not to label genetically modified food, and not to require biotech companies to perform even basic safety tests on their products. Combining a balanced perspective with a sense of urgency, \u003cb\u003eEating in the Dark\u003c\/b\u003e is a captivating and important story account of the science and politics propelling the genetic alteration of our food.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost Americans eat genetically modified food on a daily basis, but few of us are aware we're eating something that has been altered. Meanwhile, consumers abroad refuse to buy our engineered crops; their groceries are labeled so that everyone knows if the contents have been modified. What's going on here? Why does the U.S. government treat engineered foods so differently from the rest of the world? \u003cbr\u003eEating in the Dark tells the story of how these new foods quietly entered America's food supply. Kathleen Hart explores biotechnology's real potential to enhance nutrition and cut farmers' expenses. She also reveals the process by which American government agencies decided not to label genetically modified food, and not to require biotech companies to perform even basic safety tests on their products. Combining a balanced perspective with a sense of urgency, Eating in the Dark is a captivating and important story account of the science and politics propelling the genetic alteration of our food.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKathleen Hart is a journalist who has been writing about health and the environment for more than sixteen years. She has covered agriculture and biotechnology for \u003ci\u003eFood Chemical News \u003c\/i\u003eand has reported on nuclear power and nonproliferation for McGraw-Hill's \u003ci\u003eNucleonics Week. \u003c\/i\u003eHer articles have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eBulletin of the Atomic Scientists, \u003c\/i\u003eand other publications. She has been a guest on numerous television and radio stations, including National Public Radio and C-SPAN. She lives in Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 8 x 5.19 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 12, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53329254089011,"sku":"9780375724985","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/K0O-Sdi57L9780375724985.webp?v=1778161997","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/eating-in-the-dark-americas-experiment-with-genetically-engineered-food-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}