Research on genetically modified foods: Double standards of transparency
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Research on genetically modified foods: double standards of transparency.
In Canada, there has been a significant increase in the production and consumption of genetically modified foods such as canola, corn and soya. More than 10.4 million hectares of Canadian land are now used to grow genetically modified organisms.1 Yet, there is still much debate concerning the risks of eating genetically modified foods. Séralini and his colleagues2 published a highly publicized ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Public Health
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0008-4263,1920-7476
DOI: 10.17269/cjph.105.4418