A tidal wave of genetically engineered foods is heading for grocery shelves. Within 10 years, experts predict, an estimated 95 percent of America's plant-derived foods will be genetically engineered. Moreover, they say, organic farmers eventually will decide to grow transgenic crops. Organic activists vow that organic foods will remain a haven for consumers who want to avoid genetically modified foods. But as biotech companies gobble up the world's seed companies and re-engineer traditional organic pesticides, the unaltered seeds and pesticides needed by organic farmers may become scarce. Many observers say a nationwide debate on the biotech revolution is long overdue.
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CQ Researcher Food Safety Battle: Organic vs. Biotech v.8-33 Bio(s)
K Koch, CQ Press Kathy Koch, CQ Researcher's assistant managing editor, previously served as a Researcher staff writer covering education and social issues. She also has covered environmental legislation for CQ Weekly, reported for newspapers in South Florida and freelanced in Asia and Africa for several U.S. newspapers, including The Christian Science Monitor and USA Today. She graduated in journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.K Koch, The CQ Researcher Kathy Koch, CQ Researcher's assistant managing editor, previously served as a Researcher staff writer covering education and social issues. She also has covered environmental legislation for CQ Weekly, reported for newspapers in South Florida and freelanced in Asia and Africa for several U.S. newspapers, including The Christian Science Monitor and USA Today. She graduated in journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. |