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as markers, 176–79, 212, 213, 227, 229, 238, 302, 302, 354n1
terminator, 229–30, 232, 244
Genetically Engineered Food Alert, 2, 4, 6, 241
Genetically Engineered Food Right to Know Act (not passed), 223, 224
Genetically modified products
and accidental dissemination of transgenes, 143, 180, 181, 184, 192, 216, 232, 234–36, 246, 247, 279
as additives, 196, 207, 212
and allergic reactions, 2, 3, 4–5, 9–11, 13, 14, 16, 19–20, 25, 142, 172–76, 192, 208, 221, 241, 243
and antibiotic resistance, 142, 176–79, 192, 221, 229, 238, 243
environmental impact of, 142, 166, 179–81, 183–84, 196, 216, 232–36, 279
farmers’ preference for, 278
labeling of, 4, 13, 14, 16, 140, 141, 142, 143, 145, 169, 174–75, 193, 194, 197–98, 202–6, 204, 206, 209, 211, 212, 214, 215, 221, 222–26, 224, 226, 234, 238, 239–40, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 273, 274, 280–81
corporate resistance to, 140, 142, 193, 194, 198, 202–3, 206, 222–23, 225, 226
as pesticides, 3, 4, 9, 147, 151, 180, 181, 183, 184, 189, 196
as pests, 195–96
public benefits of, 220, 223, 225, 246–48, 278
and StarLink corn affair, 2–17, 19–20, 21, 22, 25, 30, 43, 139, 142, 173, 175–176, 234
testing of, 2, 4, 10–11, 12, 13, 140, 142, 166, 173, 174, 190, 191, 192, 236, 244
transportation of, 196
See also Biotechnology; names of specific crops
Genetic code, 300
See also DNA
GeneticID, 7, 12, 278
Genetic “pollution,” 220, 232–36
and accidental dissemination of transgenes, 143, 180, 181, 184, 192, 216, 232, 234–36, 246, 247, 279
Geneva Convention, 261
Georgia’s Nut company, 293
Gerber’s baby food, 245
Germany, 3, 7, 157, 253, 278
Giardia lamblia, 36
Giddings, Val, 235
Glickman, Dan, 65, 103, 123, 319n45
Globalization, 44, 114, 137–38, 143, 220, 236–40, 243, 255, 271
Golden Rice, 142, 153–66, 154, 156, 158, 161, 279–80, 299–303, 302–3, 327n26
Good manufacturing practices (GMPs), 285, 291, 293, 297
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA), 56
Grains, 44, 55, 56, 122, 146
See also names of specific grains
Great Britain, 8, 140, 170–71, 187–89, 214–15, 222, 223, 226, 237, 239, 240, 245, 280, 281
foot-and-mouth disease in, 255, 256
mad cow disease in, 135, 138, 187, 250–55
Greece, 238, 278
Greenberg, Daniel, 258
Greenpeace, 5, 139, 160, 162–64, 166, 241, 242, 242, 245
Grocery Manufacturers of America, 12, 268, 270
Groth, Edward, 18
Growth hormones, 23, 118, 139, 197–207, 211, 220, 237
Gruma S. A., 8
Guatemala, 116
Guillain-Barré syndrome, 36, 40
Gummer, John, 252
Haas, Ellen, 34
HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point), 63, 67–71, 68, 69, 75, 75, 76, 81, 84–85, 86–92, 94–99, 104–10, 112, 113, 282, 285
and congressional action, 91–92, 94, 95, 96
criticized by consumer groups, 86, 124
criticized by government officials, 86, 95–96, 108–10
and economic factors, 96
FDA’s implementation of, 63, 71, 86, 88–90, 282
food industry’s control of, 86, 91, 95, 108
food industry’s resistance to, 70, 71, 76, 86, 91–92, 94, 97, 104–7, 120
food industry’s support for, 91, 92
and HACCP-based inspection models, 107–10
and paperwork, 86, 87, 88, 96
and pathogen reduction, 84–85, 90, 91, 94–97, 99, 104–7, 112, 113, 119, 120, 128–29, 137, 138, 269, 273, 274
and science-based approach, 63, 68, 71, 81, 95, 96
and testing for pathogens, 88, 89, 90, 95, 97, 128
USDA’s implementation of, 63, 67–71, 75, 75, 76, 81, 84, 86–88, 89, 90–92, 94–97, 104–10, 205
voluntary implementation of, 89–90, 91, 97, 285
Hallmark/Westland corporation, 286, 289
Hamburger, 29, 40, 45, 73, 74, 75, 82, 83, 84, 99–101, 289
Handler, Philip, 18
Hand washing, 1, 36, 41, 42, 49, 75, 117, 119, 120
Harassment of government inspectors, 72, 110–12
Harkin, Tom, 107, 125
Harris poll, 168
Harvard Center for Risk Analysis, 254, 255
Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of (DHHS), 28, 54, 56, 117–18, 131, 133, 179, 264, 265
Health insurance, 39, 43, 49, 120
Hearn, Lafcadio, 50, 72
Heart disease, 64
Heating, microbes controlled by, 33, 43, 44
See also Cooking; Pasteurization
Heinz baby food, 245
Hemolytic uremic syndrome, 36
Henderson,