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* Reveals how Tony Blair bowed to US pressure to feed us GM foods * Examines why British beef may still transmit BSE * Exposes the politics, money and bad science behind the slaughter of millions of cows during the foot and mouth outbreak * Shows how science can be reformed to promote safe food and the public good A shocking and meaty investigation of science, politics and our food production system. “Don’t Worry [It’s Safe to Eat]” exposes the litany of bogus science, political interference and flawed policies that threaten our food supply. The book tells the story of BSE, revealing how top scientists have been muzzled and how the epidemic continues. Next, against a backdrop of millions of burning cows, Rowell exposes how trade and macro-economic policies overruled good science in the foot and mouth catastrophe. He also opens the black box of the so-called GM revolution to expose the myth behind the marketing. In tracing how critics are silenced in the bottom-line climate of commercialized science and privatized knowledge, Rowell tells the true story of the widely publicized Pusztai GM potato scandal of the late 1990s and the ongoing Mexican maize GM contamination affair. Finally, the book offers radical solutions to make science work in the public interest and provide food that really is safe to eat.
