Science-Based Risk Assessment for Nontarget Effects of Transgenic Crops

Nontarget risk assessment for transgenic crops should be case-specific, depending on the plant, the transgene, and the intended release environment. […]

Beyond ‘substantial equivalence’

Showing that a genetically modified food is chemically similar to its natural counterpart is not adequate evidence that it is safe for human consumption. […]

Risk Underestimated

Interviews with nine scientists about the risk from genetically manipulated plants. […]

A Time & A Place for Gene Transfer

Genetic engineering is breaking all the rules of evolution. GMOs are unnatural as they have never existed in the billions of years of evolution. This presentation was made at the launch of the ISP in 2003. […]

FAQs in Genetic Engineering

A question and answer on genetic engineering. […]

Genome Scrambling — Myth or Reality

The report is about the unintended genetic consequences of crop transformation. […]

Cauliflower Mosaic Viral Promoter – A Recipe for Disaster?

This paper examines the safety implication of recent revelations on the recombination hotspot of the cauliflower mosaic viral (CaMV) promoter, which is in practically all current transgenic crops released commercially or undergoing field trials. […]

The GM Menace

A comprehensive overview of the threat GMOs pose to humanity. […]

Is confidence in the monitoring of GE foods justified

This paper summarises a critical analysis of the effectiveness of monitoring for evidence of genetically modified/engineered organisms in the human food supply. […]

FOE’s Comment on USDA’s Environmental Assessment on Prodigene’s Trypsinogen

Friends of the Earth comment’s on the environmental assessment conducted by APHIS on Permit Application No. 04-114-02r, submitted by ProdiGene, Inc. for cultivation of corn genetically engineered to produce a novel recombinant version of trypsinogen in F […]