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"Jeffrey Smith's SEEDS OF DECEPTION has been a 'Firebell in the Night' for one of the most crucial crises facing humankind---the debasement of our food and of the green plants that form the base of our planet's ecosystem. With extraordinary perception and clarity, Smith has forced us to face a catastrophic corporate assault that threatens our very survival on this planet. He has had a significant impact on a global issue of the utmost importance." -- Harvey Wasserman, author, SOLARTOPIA! Harvey Wasserman's History of the United States
"Some books -- The Jungle, Silent Spring, Our Stolen Future -- start revolutions. Jeffrey M. Smith's Seeds of Deception, an expose on genetically engineered foods, should join these ranks. If you think I'm exaggerating, then you don't know as much about the genetic engineering of foods crops as you should." -- Diane Olson Rutter, Catalyst magazine (US)
"Outrageous! That's what you'll say over and over again when you read how the biotechnology companies have manipulated the government, our food, and the media, and put an entire generation at risk. Notions of independence and integrity in the nation's food regulatory agencies are shattered in this well-documented, captivating book." - Ben Cohen, Co-Founder, Ben & Jerry's
"Clear, profound, and unerringly accurate, Seeds of Deception tells you what you need to know about genetically engineered food - and what Monsanto won't tell you. If you care about the safety of our food supply, if you care about the future of life on this dear planet, if you care what corporations are doing to your food and health, this is the book to get. - John Robbins, Author, The Food Revolution and Diet For A New America
"Genetically engineered foods are born of shortsighted thinking and disrespect for natural systems. Seeds of Deception shows how distortions, omissions, and cover-ups are used to prop up this bad idea. The revelations in this powerful exposé could spark the revolution that this topic deserves." - Hunter Lovins, Co-author, Natural Capitalism
"Jeffrey Smith masterfully combines the art of storytelling and investigative reporting. The result is riveting, enlightening, and disturbing. I was shocked to learn of the dangers of genetically modified foods and relieved to know how to avoid them." - Jennifer Read Hawthorne, Coauthor, Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul
"Jeffrey Smith's lucid, informative, and tightly argued exposé of genetically modified foods lays bare the blockbuster food safety issue of the 21st century. Although Americans slept as the biotech industry quietly kidnapped our food supply, Europe sent the miscreants-typified by Monsanto-packing. Mr. Smith presents a roadmap of insensitivity by America's food giants and a blueprint of action to stop them from wreaking further havoc. Every American should read this book." - James S. Turner, Esq., Author, The Chemical Feast: The Nader Report on the Food and Drug Administration
"Seeds of Deception is the first book to make a convincing case for the existence of a genuine conspiracy on the part of the biotechnology industry to suppress free speech, debate and even scientific dialogue about the safety and value of GMOs. In doing so, Jeffrey Smith paints a vivid and disturbing picture of governmental passivity and scientific neglect of urgent problems associated with genetically engineered agriculture. By putting together over a dozen episodes of interference and collusion against activists who have questioned the wisdom of proceeding unabated with this collective, non-consensual experiment with our food, Smith shows how industry proponents have done themselves and a whole generation of consumers a massive disservice in the name of corporate profits and short-term private gain." - Marc Lappé, Ph.D., Co-Director, The Center for Ethics and Toxics (CETOS)
"This is a brilliant book which combines shrewd dissection of the true nature of GM technology, a devastating critique of the health and environmental hazards of GM crops, and scarifying examples of the manipulation of both science and the media by the biotech industry... What is so exciting about this book is that it is no dry text of scientific exegesis - it positively fizzes with the human drama of the cabals and conspiracies behind the scenes... It is meticulously documented and powerfully written, somewhere between a documentary and a thriller." - From the UK edition foreword by Michael Meacher, former UK environment minister
"Lies, distortion, and deception are commonplace tools to market GM foods. Seeds of Deception is a must read if you are to protect yourself and your family from the deadly greed of a few ruthless companies. The threat to our future is real and present, this book could save your life." - Howard F. Lyman, Author, Mad Cowboy
"To get 'up to speed' on the subject of genetically modified foods, there's no better book than Seeds of Deception. Jeffrey Smith deals with the science as well as the deception in a pleasing, surefooted way." - Jim Diamond, M.D., Chair, Sierra Club Genetic Engineering Committee
"Seeds of Deception is a major event in informing the public about the safety or (more precisely the lack of it) of genetically modified foods, which are hailed to be one of the most important scientific developments of our age. In contrast to the bland assurances from official propaganda, the book lays bare the concerted machinations of the biotechnology industry, the media, politicians, and the regulatory authorities, all united in their effort and using any means to allay the rightful concerns and fears of the public about this unpredictable and unsafe technology. A particular strength of the book-and this will be hated by the pro-GM lobby-is that it uses a very colorful but easily understandable language to describe what is usually regarded as 'high' science. My greatest compliment is that even though I am a scientist I got some special insights into the workings of the recombinant DNA technology from Jeffrey Smith's enjoyable presentation." - Arpad Pusztai, Ph.D., Leading Expert on Safety Research Conducted on GM Foods
"This is a book that every American should read. In a highly accessible story format, Seeds of Deception provides a compelling and powerful indictment of industry and government agencies that have conspired to hide the dangers of genetically engineered foods. After reading the truth about these foods, consumers will avoid eating them; food company executives will want them out of their products; and the government, hopefully, will put an end to this outrageous experiment." - Larry Bohlen, Director of Health and Environment Programs, Friends of the Earth
"There is mounting evidence that genetically modified foods are unsafe. This book, which is the best written on the subject, is essential reading for food activists and concerned consumers." - Ronnie Cummins, National Director, Organic Consumer's Association, Coauthor, Genetically Engineered Food: A Self-Defense Guide for Consumers
"Jeffrey M. Smith's book, Seeds of Deception, is both enjoyable to read and very informative about one of the most crucial environmental and health issues of our time. The scientist seasoned in biosafety and genetic engineering as well as the concerned lay person who cares about the present, but especially about the future, will benefit by reading this book, which I find to have been written to be read also for pleasure, not only to be referred to when facts are sought. Satisfying these two needs is a rare achievement." - Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher, Director General of the Environmental Protection Authority of Ethiopia, and spokesperson of the African Group on biosafety
"The largest experiment on humans is being conducted here in the U.S. where people eat unlabeled genetically modified foods. Jeffrey Smith's Seeds of Deception explains the science lucidly and should compel us all about the dangers of consuming GM foods" - Sujatha Byravan, Ph.D., Executive Director, Council for Responsible Genetics
"This pivotal exposé leaves no doubt that politics and corporate influence, not sound science, allowed these potentially dangerous GM foods onto supermarket shelves. With Americans eating them every day, the impact could be significant." - Joe Mendelson, Legal Director, Center for Food Safety
"I have seen firsthand how Monsanto and the FDA have resorted to scientific deceit of the highest order to market genetically engineered (rBGH) milk. With captivating style and a flair for describing science in clear, accurate language, Seeds of Deception unveils the distortions, omissions, and lies for all to see. It is a powerful antidote to this global charade." - Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., Professor Emeritus Environmental and Occupational Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health; Chairman, Cancer Prevention Coalition
"The revelations in this book are being made public at a pivotal time in the global GMO debate, and could tip the scales against the biotech industry. The evidence refutes U.S. science and safety claims, and undermines the basis of their WTO challenge. It also presents a compelling argument that nations may use to ban GM foods altogether." - Andrew Kimbrell, Director, Center for Food Safety
"Seeds of Deception is a very important book for two major reasons: first, it clearly exposes many threats the genetically engineered food industry poses to people, animals, and nature; and second, it is a powerful alert to all academic institutions about the way in which scientists of great integrity are being ruthlessly attacked and intimidated by multi-billion-dollar special interests. People all over the world who are concerned about their food supply should read this book." - Brent Blackwelder, President, Friends of the Earth
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