September 2001 fact sheet by PANNA and Genetically Engineered Food Alert about sustainable agriculture as an alternative to genetically engineered crops. PDF version.
Bayer Corporate Fact Sheet (Factsheet)
2002. Describes corporate history, major pesticides manufactured, and instances of severe pesticide contamination. PANNA. The factsheet.
Dow Corporate Fact Sheet (Factsheet)
2002. Describes corporate history, major pesticides manufactured, and instances of severe pesticide contamination. PANNA. The factsheet.
DuPont Corporate Fact Sheet (Factsheet)
2002. Describes corporate history, major pesticides manufactured, and instances of severe pesticide contamination. PANNA. The factsheet.
Genetic engineering (Online presentation)
This PANNA online presentation provides a brief but comprehensive overview of genetically engineered (GE) crops and foods. Go through the entire presentation, selected topics, or print the entire text. GE online presentation.
Genetically engineered (GE) foods and pesticides (Fact sheet)
September 2001 fact sheet by PANNA and Genetically Engineered Food Alert about the connection between genetically engineered crops and pesticide use. PDF version.
In Biotech We Trust? Betrayal by the Companies That Genetically Engineer Our Food (Backgrounder)
September 2001 backgrounder by PANNA and Genetically Engineered Food Alert. Are the big biotech crop corporations worthy of your trust? PDF version.
Monsanto Corporate Fact Sheet (Factsheet)
2002. Describes corporate history, major pesticides manufactured, and instances of severe pesticide contamination. PANNA. The factsheet.
More False Promises: Genetically Engineered Insecticidal Crops & Pesticide Use (Fact sheet)
September 2001 fact sheet by PANNA and Genetically Engineered Food Alert about the connection between genetically engineered Bt crops and pesticide use. PDF version.
Pesticide and Biotech Companies: The Wrong Partners for the World Bank (Article)
2002. Describes failure of World Bank programs to apply internal criteria to corporate partnerships, including the Rhone-Poulenc corporation. PANNA. The article.
Regulation of Genetically Engineered Crops and Foods in the United States (Briefing paper)
March 2001 briefing paper by PANNA and U.S. Public Interest Research Group detailing the significant outstanding regulatory issues facing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Executive summary and PDF version.
Riding the Bullet Train: The impact of GE crops on U.S. farmers (Article)
December 2000 review of the impacts of genetically engineered crops on U.S. farmers. The article.
Syngenta Corporate Fact Sheet (Factsheet)
2002. Describes corporate history, major pesticides manufactured, and instances of severe pesticide contamination. PANNA. The factsheet.
Weird Science: The Brave New World of Genetic Engineering (Report)
October 2000 report by PANNA and U.S. Public Interest Research Group describing how genetic engineering permits scientists to manipulate genetic materials in ways that were once inconceivable. Executive summary and PDF version.
Resources available elsewhere
Our collection of links to key related resources available elsewhere on the Internet. Feel free to submit or correct a link.
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Ag BioTech Infonet (Web site) Information on impacts of agricultural genetic engineering. http://www.biotech-info.net |
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Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services (APHIS) (Web site) Data on genetically modified organisms released in the US. Provided by APHIS, a branch of the US Department of Agriculture. http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ |
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Australian Gen-Ethics Network (Web site section) Agricultural biotechnology information. http://www.zero.com.au/agen/html/agriculture... |
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BioDemocracy/Organic Consumers Association (formerly The Campaign for Food Safety) (Web site) Updates on local efforts to stop GE foods and ideas on how to get involved at the local level. http://www.purefood.org |
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Biotechnology Information Center (BIC) (Web site) Biotechnology information from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. http://www.nal.usda.gov/bic/ |
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Codex Campaign (Web site section) For more information regarding the position of consumer interest groups and genetic engineering labeling and the FAO/ WHO Codex Alimentarius, refer to the Codex Campaign, conducted by Consumers International, a worldwide federation of consumer organizations. http://www.consumersinternational.org/search... |
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Council for Responsible Genetics (Web site) CRG is a non-profit/non-governmental organization devoted to fostering public debate about the social, ethical, and environmental implications of the new genetic technologies. http://www.gene-watch.org |
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European Patent Office (Web site) For information on patents in Europe, Japan and worldwide, try the patent information service (esp@cenet) provided by the European Patent Office. http://www.european-patent-office.org/index.... |
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Friends of the Earth Europe (Web site section) Friends of the Earth Europe provide information on genetic engineering's possible long-term effects on the environment, biodiversity, agriculture, food and socioeconomic structures. Updates about developments on the European Union's biotechnology policy and regulations can be found on this site. http://www.foeeurope.org/biotechnology/about... |
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Genetic Resources Action International (GRAIN) (Web site) Patents on life and biopiracy are central themes for the international, non-governmental organization, GRAIN, which works to help further the global movement of popular action against one of the world's most pervasive threats to world food and livelihood security: genetic erosion. http://www.grain.org |
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GeneWatch UK (Web site) GeneWatch works to promote environmental, ethical, social, human health and animal welfare considerations in decision-making about genetic engineering and other genetic technologies. http://www.genewatch.org |
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Greenpeace True Food Network (Web site) Genetic engineering information geared to American consumers. Action center, questions and answers, and the True Food Shopping List, which categorized thousands of food products. http://www.truefoodnow.org |
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Greenpeace-Genetic Engineering Program (Web site section) This site maintained by Greenpeace provides information on genetically engineered food, artificial organisms, patents on life, and biosafety protocol. http://www.greenpeace.org/~geneng/ |
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Indigenous Peoples Coalition Against Biopiracy (Web site) information on the issue of biopiracy, and what can be done about it. http://www.niec.net/ipcb/ |
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ISB News Report (Web site) The ISB News Report is published monthly by the Information Systems for Biotechnology, funded by the USDA (US Department of Agriculture) and provides news on development, testing and regulatory review of genetically modified plants, animals and microorganisms in the U.S. http://www.nbiap.vt.edu |
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Organic Consumers Association (OCA) (Web site) OCA's Web site provides a wide range of resources about genetic engineering and food safety. http://www.purefood.org |
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Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI) (Web site) RAFI is an international civil society organization dedicated to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, and to the socially responsible development of technologies useful to rural societies. http://www.rafi.ca |
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Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) (Web site section) The Union of Concerned Scientists advocates the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices and evaluates the risks and benefits of genetic engineering in agriculture. The Agriculture and Biotechnology Program also publishes the Gene Exchange, a public voice on Biotechnology and Agriculture, released several times a year. http://www.ucsusa.org/food_and_environment/i... |
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Genetically Engineered Crops During the past decade, genetically engineered (GE) crops have been widely planted by farmers in many countries around the world. But has the technology lived up to the industry hype by delivering the promised economic and environmental bene. ts? This paper reviews important research . ndings from India, Argentina and China that demonstrate the economic impact of GE crops on rural farmers and communities. http://www.panna.org/campaigns/docsWorldBank... |
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US Patent Trademark Office (USPTO) (Web site) Patent descriptions of "transgenic" products can be found on the IBM Patent Server, use "transgenic" as a keyword search. http://www.patents.ibm/com/ |
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Voices from the South The Third World Debunks Corporate Myths on Genetically Engineered Crops. A joint project of Food First/Institute for Food and Development Policy and Pesticide Action Network North America. May 2003. http://www.panna.org/campaigns/docsGe/docsGe... |