article_snippet: The highly respected academic has endorsed a new book, which argues the companies responsible for developing genetically modified farming and food have twisted the evidence to minimise the dangers.
article_snippet: Historically, critics of GM food have been lambasted by the GM companies, scientists who rely on the GM companies funding, and politicians, including the UK Government, as being ‘anti-science’.
article_snippet: However, Dame Jane argues that the advocates of GM food have ignored evidence of harm with the result it is the advocates of GM food who are guilty of being ‘anti-science’.
article_snippet: The intervention is a powerful condemnation of the way biotech companies like Monsanto, Syngenta and Bayer, have forced GM crops and food on to dinner plates in the US without proper safety tests.
article_snippet: ‘Altered Genes, Twisted Truth’, which is written by the American public interest lawyer, Steve Druker publication comes as the US is seeing a growing backlash against GM.
article_snippet: Just last week a new book, ‘Altered Genes, Twisted Truth’, which is written by the American public interest lawyer, Steve Druker emerged that the country’s favourite chocolate manufacturer, Hershey, is to drop GM from GM products.
article_snippet: Druker describes how amazingly successful the biotech lobby has been – and the extent to which the general public and government decision makers have been hoodwinked by the clever and methodical twisting of the facts and the propagation of many myths.
article_snippet: Dame Jane Dame Jane endorsed a new book, which argues the companies responsible for developing genetically modified farming and food have twisted the evidence to minimise the dangers (file picture)
article_snippet: ’ Mr Druker, who gave a press conference in London yesterday(wed) said: ‘Contrary to the assertions of Royal Society proponents, the massive enterprise to reconfigure the genetic core of the world’s food supply is not based on sound science but
article_snippet: on the systematic subversion of science – and the massive enterprise to reconfigure the genetic core of the world’s food supply would collapse if subjected to an open airing of the facts.
highlights_snippet: Dr Jane Goodall argues supporters of GM food ignored evidence of harm .
  
highlights_snippet: Endorsed US book which says GM producers have twisted evidence .
  
highlights_snippet: Publication comes as backlash against GM food is growing in US .
  