UK GOVERNMENT  Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
GM Issues Web site
http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/gm/index.htm
Department of Trade and Industry Department of Health
Biotechnology unit
http://www.doh.gov.uk/biotech/index.htm Food Standards Agency
GM Microsite
http://www.food.gov.uk/gmdebate/?view=GM+Microsite Veterinary Medicines Directorate
http://www.vmd.gov.uk Advisory Committees Advisory Committee on Animal Feedingstuffs
http://www.food.gov.uk/science/ouradvisors/
animalfeedingstuffs/ Advisory Committee on Genetic Modification
http://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/hsc/iacs/acgm/index.htm Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes
http://www.food.gov.uk/science/ouradvisors/novelfood/ Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment
http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/acre/about/index.htm The National Debate, 2003 'GM Nation' Public debate web site 2003
Including final report (September 2003)
http://www.gmnation.org.uk GM Science Review 2003
http://www.gmsciencedebate.org.uk Cabinet Office Strategy Unit
GM Crops Cost-Benefit analysis 2003
http://www.number10.gov.uk/output/Page3673.asp University of East Anglia
Programme on understanding risk
Includes analysis of 'GM Nation'
http://www.risks.org.uk EUROPEAN UNION European Union GMO site
Includes links to relevant legislation, lists of approved organisms, etc.
http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/gmo/gmo_index_en.html Eurobarometer survey, 2002 (PDF file)
http://europa.eu.int/comm/public_opinion/archives/eb/
ebs_177_en.pdf US GOVERNMENT
These links are included as many biotech products originate in the USA. The sites are of the three main agencies that oversee food biotechnology in the USA. Links to other relevant US government agencies will be found at these sites. US Department of Agriculture
Agricultural biotechnology Web site
http://www.usda.gov/agencies/biotech/index.html US Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/oppt/biotech/index.html US Food and Drug Administration
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/biotechm.html UK Research & ACADEMIC BODIES The Royal Society
GM plants Web site
http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/gmplants Nuffield Council on Bioethics
http://www.nuffieldbioethics.org Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council John Innes Centre
GM Issues Web site
http://www.gmissues.org Food Ethics Council
http://www.foodethicscouncil.org AGBiotechNet
Part of CAB International publishing (pay-per-view site)
http://www.agbiotechnet.com PABE
Public Perceptions of Agricultural Biotechnology in Europe
http://www.pabe.net University of East Anglia
Programme on understanding risk
Includes analysis of 'GM Nation'
http://www.risks.org.uk NON-UK RESEARCH & INFORMATION US National Academy of Sciences
(Search for 'Genetic' to find relevant reports)
http://www4.nationalacademies.org/nas/nashome.nsf Science and Development Network
http://www.scidev.net/gmcrops Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
(Search for 'Biotechnology' to be directed to the biotech mini-site)
http://www.oecd.org Codex alimentarius
FAO/WHO Food Standards site (including GM foods)
http://www.codexalimentarius.net International Life Sciences Institute (USA and EU)
An organisation affiliated to the World Health Organisation
(Look under 'publications' at this site)
http://www.ilsi.org International Council for Science
http://www.icsu.org Biotech Info Net (USA)
http://www.biotech-info.net/about.html Biotechnology Australia
Australian government Web site
http://www.biotechnology.gov.au Colorado State University (USA)
Transgenic Crops: An introduction and resource guide
http://www.colostate.edu/programs/lifesciences/
TransgenicCrops/ AGBioWorld (USA)
A pro-GM crops scientists' campaign group
http://www.agbioworld.org BioScope (EU)
European 'ask a scientist' site on biotechnology
http://www.bio-scope.org UK MEDIA COVERAGE The Guardian newspaper
Guardian Unlimited GM debate pages
http://www.guardian.co.uk/gmdebate/0,2759,178400,00.html The Daily Telegraph newspaper (registration required)
No special GM pages, but the Telegraph has comprehensive and detailed science reporting
http://www.telegraph.co.uk Nature debates
Debate on GM food, 1 October 1998
http://www.nature.com/nature/debates/gmfoods/
gmfoods_frameset.html Nature Web focus
Focus on GM food, 2003
http://www.nature.com/nature/focus/gm/ New Scientist
GM Food: Special Report
http://www.newscientist.com/hottopics/gm/ Vega Science Trust
Includes an award-winning streamed video debate about GM foods from The Royal Society, recorded in Spring 1999
http://www.vega.org.uk/home.html BBC TV Horizon
Is GM food safe? Broadcast 9 March, 2000
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/1999/gmfood.shtml BBCi
Gene stories Web site
http://www.bbc.co.uk/genes AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANIES Monsanto (UK)
Up-to-date news, links and comprehensive coverage of many different views on GM crops, generally with a pro-biotech spin
http://www.monsanto.co.uk Monsanto (USA)
Corporate site
http://www.monsanto.com Syngenta
http://www.syngenta.com Bayer Crop Science
http://www.bayercropscience.com BASF
http://www.basf.com DuPont
http://www.dupont.com Dow Agrosciences
http://www.dow.com TRADE ASSOCIATIONS, etc Food and Drink Federation (UK)
Food Future Campaign
http://www.foodfuture.org.uk National Farmer's Union (UK)
http://www.nfu.org.uk The Soil Association (UK)
The UK's organic farming organisation, which opposes GM crops
http://www.soilassociation.org CropGen (UK)
Independent, but industry-funded information source that aims to make the case for GM crops
http://www.cropgen.org Agricultural Biotechnology Council (UK)
Industry information source
http://www.abcinformation.org Agricultural Biotechnology Europe (DK)
European industry information source
http://abeurope.dynamicweb.dk Council for Biotechnology Information (USA)
Industry information source
http://www.whybiotech.com British Medical Association (UK)
Report on the Health Impact of GM Crop Trials
http://www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/gmcrops Bioindustry Association (UK)
http://www.bioindustry.org EuropaBio
European bioindustry trade organisation
http://www.europabio.org European Federation of Biotechnology
http://www.efbpublic.org European Food Information Council
http://www.eufic.org/gb/home/home.htm UK FOOD RETAILERS
Only firms with Web sites that have information on GM food are listed here. J Sainsbury (GM position statement)
http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gm/ Marks and Spencer (search for 'GM food')
http://www.marksandspencer.com Safeway (search for 'GM')
http://www.safeway.co.uk Somerfield (search under 'food issues')
http://www.somerfield.co.uk Tesco (GM position statement)
http://www.tesco.com/press/press-99apr27a.htm The Co-Operative Group (search for 'GM')
http://www.co-op.co.uk Waitrose (search for 'GM')
http://www.waitrose.com UK ANTI-GM CAMPAIGNS Greenpeace
http://www.greenpeace.org.uk Friends of the Earth
http://www.foe.org.uk GeneWatch
http://www.genewatch.org The Green Alliance
http://www.greenalliance.org.uk The Green Party
http://www.greenparty.org.uk Action Aid
http://www.actionaid.org/ourpriorities/foodrights
gmtechnology/gmcrops.shtml Five Year Freeze
http://www.fiveyearfreeze.org Institute of Science in Society
http://www.i-sis.org Scientists for global responsibility
http://www.sgr.org.uk Women's Institute, UK
http://www.womens-institute.co.uk/campaigns/
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