Genetically modified food is engineered by taking genes from bacteria, viruses and insects and forcibly inserting them into foods like rice, Brinjal potato, corn etc…
Genetically modified crops cause negative impacts on health starting from allergies to reproductive disorders, affects soil fertility, destroys biodiversity irreversibly by contamination, and ends the choice of farmers and consumers to choose safe food.
January 22nd 2009
Time: 10.30 am
Venue: Hotel Kanchi,
Jeffrey M.Smith
at the occasion of the release of the Indian edition of his book ‘Genetic Roulette
(Courtesy: South Against Genetic Engineering / Tamil Nadu women’s collective)
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