Labeling Bio-engineered Foods

Labeling Bio-engineered Foods Project

Your task is to design a persuasive piece (pamphlet, advertisement, 
editorial, commercial,etc.) IN SUPPORT of or IN OPPOSITION
to the mandatory labeling of genetically altered food BASED UPON 
SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE.
Use several cited sources to support your statement and remember to consider 
the credibility of your sources when defending your position. ( Be aware 
of �extremist organizations!)  

You should research BOTH sides of the debate, before deciding upon your 
position.  As you research, think about the following questions to decide 
upon your position statement.  

Labeling Bio-engineered Food Project Links

Harrvest of Fear

The Process of Making GMOs:
interactive simulation of the production of a GMO

describes the process of genetic engineering

FAQ website

General Description of GM foods

Click "Know Your Foods" to Find Out Which Foods are GM

The World Health Organization publications on GM foods

Pros of GM foods:
Pro GMO

The Council for Biotechnology

Anti-GMO

Cons of GMOs:
Organic Gardening- use �genetic engineering� to search this site

Links That Present Both Pro and Anti-GMO:
Human Genome Project Information

Issues in Biotechnology

Links That Discuss Labeling:
Both Pro and Con

The Pew Initiative

Presents both pros and cons of GMOs

Other Helpful Resources:
The World Health Organization publications on GM foods

CT's Statewide Library Card - You Will Need Your Library Card Number

Citation Machine- MLA format

search "genetically modified foods"
u-foran
p-lions
Foran Media Center Database- Marshall Cavendish

search "genetically modified foods".
Foran Media Center- Pros/Cons database