Superfood or superthreat : the issue of genetically engineered food /
Kathlyn Gay.
- Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow, c2008.
- 112 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
- Issues in focus today .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 95-105, 108-109) and index.
What's in a name? -- The first modified foods -- Production of GE food -- Opposing and protesting GE products -- Reaping the benefits of GMOs -- Regulating GE crops -- The politics of GMOs -- Consumer views and choices.
Desribes how genetically engineered food is developed, produced, and marketed, and presents both sides of the argument regarding whether or not such food is harmful.