- Agricultural and Food Biotechnology
The American Dietetic Association states its position on the topic.
http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/advocacy_abiotechnology_ENU_HTML.htm
(Added: Thu Oct 12 2006)
- Area Planted with Transgenic Crops Up in 1999.
From the Pesticide Action Network Updates Service, this web site describes the global distribution and increase of the planting of transgenic crops.
http://panna.igc.org/resources/panups/panup_20000629.dv.html
(Added: Wed Jun 12 2002)
- Biotechnology for Agriculture
The USDA presents a discussion of agricultural biotechnology, including a glossary of terms and extensive FAQs.
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?navid=BIOTECH&parentnav=AGRICULTURE&navtype=RT
(Added: Wed Jun 12 2002)
- Biotechnology for Agriculture
The USDA presents a discussion of agricultural biotechnology, including a glossary of terms and extensive FAQs.
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?navid=BIOTECH&parentnav=AGRICULTURE&navtype=RT
(Added: Thu Oct 12 2006)
- Food and Drug Administration
The Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition of the Food and Drug Administration offers a detailed listing of announcements regarding biotechnology, articles for consumers, and bountiful information on safety and labeling of bioengineered foods.
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/biotechm.html
(Added: Fri Oct 11 2002)
- Food Biotechnology
The International Food Information Council provides a well-written and detailed article on food biotechnology, from its beginnings, through legal and safety issues, to a discussion of its benefits. The site also offers links to other resources on food biotechnology.
http://ific.org/food/biotechnology/index.cfm
(Added: Thu Oct 12 2006)
- Food Biotechnology Communications Network
This Canadian-based group provides information on biotechnology, looking at all sides of the issues.
http://agrifor.ac.uk/whatsnew/detail/3001431.html
(Added: Fri Apr 02 2004)
- National Centre for Biotechnology Education.
An overview of the origins and nature of biotechnology and enzymes used in food production can be found in Food Biotechnology: Past, Present, and Future. This well written, comprehensive web site includes examples of current plant biotechnology, and plants that are currently undergoing field trials.
http://www.ncbe.reading.ac.uk/
(Added: Wed Jun 12 2002)
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