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BREEDING DISTRUST: AN ASSESSMENT AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING THE REGULATION OF PLANT DERIVED GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS

Thomas O. McGarity
Patricia I. Hansen
University of Texas School of Law

A Report prepared for the Food Policy Institute
of the
Consumer Federation of America

January 11, 2001

Thanks to the Consumer Federation of America for allowing Ag BioTech InfoNet make this important report available in full.

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REPORT:

Forward by Carol Tucker Foreman & Author's Acknowledgments
(pdf 14K) 3 pages
Introduction (pdf 15K) 3 pages
Executive Summary (pdf 83K) 24 pages

  • Chapter 1 - The Debates Over the Risks and Benefits of Genetically Modified Food (pdf 159K) 35 pages
  • Chapter 2 - The Policy Debates (pdf 735K) 24 pages
  • Chapter 3 - Existing Regulatory Regimes for GM Foods (pdf 2,272K) 104 pages
  • Chapter 4 - The Adequacy of the Existing U.S. Regulatory Regime (pdf 475K) 15 pages
  • Chapter 5 - Suggestions For Improvement (pdf 66K) 18 pages
Bibliography (pdf 58K) 24pages