Labeling genetically modified food : the philosophical and legal debate / edited by Paul Weirich.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007.

xxi, 249 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Scientific perspective on labeling genetically modified food / Michael W. Pariza -- Genetically-modified organisms for agricultural food production : the extent of the art and the state of the science / R. Michael Roberts -- Biotechnology and the food label / Frederick Degnan -- European Community legislation for traceability and labeling of genetically modified crops, food and feed / Margaret Rosso Grossman -- Genetically engineered animals and the ethics of food labeling / Robert Streiffer and Alan Rubel -- Mandatory genetic engineering labels and consumer autonomy / Peter Markie -- Consumer response to mandated labeling of genetically modified foods / Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes, Leonie A. Marks, and Steven S. Vickner -- Frankenfood free : consumer sovereignty, federal regulation and industry control in marketing and choosing food in the United States / Thomas O. McGarity -- Regulatory barriers to consumer information about genetically modified foods / Philip G. Peters and Thomas A. Lambert -- Labeling genetically engineered foods : rights, risks, interests and institutional options / Clark Wolf -- Different conceptions of food labels and acceptable risks : some contingent/institutional considerations in favor of labeling / Carl Cranor -- Using food labels to regulate risks / Paul Weirich.

Includes bibliographical references and index.