Most Americans eat genetically modified food on a daily basis, but few of us are aware we re eating something that has been altered. Meanwhile, consumers abroad refuse to buy our engineered crops; their groceries are labeled so that everyone knows if the contents have been modified. What s going on here? Why does the U.S. government treat engineered foods so differently from the rest of the world?
Eating in the Dark tells the story of how these new foods quietly entered America s food supply. Kathleen Hart explores biotechnology s real potential to enhance nutrition and cut farmers...