Food Directory

Food Home:- Society: Issues: Science and Technology: Biotechnology: Genetics: Genetically Modified Food:

 

• AgBioWorld - Sponsored by scientists in favor of crop biotechnology. Members include Nobel Prize winners Norman Bourlaug and James Watson.
• Agent Orange - Personal pages give an overview of the extent of genetic engineering in plants and animals as well what some of the hazards might be.
• Alliance for Better Foods - Encourages fact-based discussion about developments in plant biotechnology.
• BBC Special report: Food under the microscope - Questions and answers, articles, and a debate between a biotech company and Greenpeace, plus links to pro and con sites.
• Center for Food Safety - An environmental and public health organization which has initiated landmark legal actions against the FDA and EPA to preserve the integrity of the food supply.
• Co-Extra Project - The project deals with the co-existence and traceability in the GM and non-GM supply chains. Co-Extra is a 4-years Integrated Project funded by the European Commission. News, events and information about the project.
• Debunking Myths of Genetic Engineering in Crops - Article attacking genetic engineering, with references, by E. Ann Clark.
• Engineering Crops in a Needy World - Presentation of the genetically modified food debate in India.
• Genetic Engineering In Agriculture - A virtual book about applications of genetic engineering in agriculture,and about the movement trying to discredit it.
• Genetically Engineered Foods - Safety Problems - Health and environmental problems with genetically engineered crops and foods explained in a summarized form. Authored by a global scientist network for independent interdisciplinary evaluation of the safety and value of new technologies.
• Genetically Manipulated Food News - Information on the spread of genetic modification in the food supply as well as the politics and legal issues. Searchable index by subject and date.
• Genetically Modified Food - UK and World News - Archive of news articles about GM foods, from 1998 to the present. Also includes editorials about the risks, lack of safety testing, and proponents of the products.
• Genetically Modified Foods and Organisms - Overview of genetically modified foods, crops, organisms. Pros and cons of genetic modification.
• Global Issues: Genetically Engineered Food - Outlines scientific and consumer concerns about genetically engineered and modified foods. Safety, food patents, Monsanto's role and media coverage are addressed.
• Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy - Mission is to create environmentally and economically sustainable rural communities through sound agriculture and trade policy. Includes ongoing campaigns to fight genetically engineered foods.
• Monsanto - Corporate information about Monsanto, a major producer of GM seeds, as well as educational material, news and a long list of links.
• Myths About GMO - VegSource.com paper argues that biotech has no benefits for starving people in the developing world.
• Norfolk Genetic Information Network (NGIN) - UK and international news; articles; quotations by scientists.
• Organic Seed Alliance - Supports the ethical development and stewardship of the genetic resources of agricultural seed.
• Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology - Headlines on genetically modified food, agricultural biotechnology and transgenic animals, intended for the public, media, and policymakers.
• Quotations by scientists on the safety of GM foods - "There is an awful lot unknown about hazards of new [GM food] crops and until it is fully tested we should not be subjecting people to risks, least of all young children."
• SIRC - A page on GM food at the website of the Social Issues Research Centre.
• Socio-Political Impact of Biotechnology in Developing Countries - Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development (NFSD): "food security in the developing countries must not come to depend on surpluses from the industrialised countries or, worse, food aid..." [Novartis is a biotechnology company]
• Terminator technology threatening African farmers' rights - Article in Afrol News on the possible effects of the terminator gene on southern African agriculture. (June 21, 2001)

Random Indian Recipes:-

• Vanila Ice Cream
  Take 2 3/4 cup of milk in a pan add sugar and keep boiling. Add chinagrass and cornflour in cold 1/4 cup of milk and mix well. Add in hot milk stir and cook on low flame (cook untill thick). Remove from the heat and allow to cool. Add vanila essence and fresh cream.mix in mixture. Pour the mixture in aluminium tin and keep to set in refrigerator. When it will half set again mix in mixture and keep in refrigerator to set.
  
  
• Kadai Paneer
  Cut paneer and capsicum in long pieces. Make fine paste of onion, tomato, ginger and salt. Heat butter in a pan. Add bay leaf, cloves, cinnamon. Then add ground paste,red chilly powder and orange colour. Allow to cook on medium flame till oil seperates. Add paneer and capsicum pieces. Cook again for 4-5 min on low flame. When the capsicum are done remove from the flame. Kadai paneer is ready. Serve hot with naan or roti.
  
  
• Puranpoli
  In a big bowl take maida,oil,salt and turmeric powder. Mix well and add enough water to make soft dough. Keep aside for 30 min. In a pan boil dal till soft. Remove extra water and add ...
  
  
• Bhakarwadi
  In a dish take maida,1 cup besan and add salt . Knead hard dough with 2 tbsp oil and a little water. Cover with a moist cloth. Roast coconut,sesame and khuskhus seeds lightly. In a mixer take sesame,khuskhus,grated coconut and Fennel seeds. Run a mixie for a minute. In a dish take roasted 1 tbsp besan, ground paste,ginger garlic paste,red chilly powder, garam masala powder,cumin powder,coriander powder,asafoetida, sugar and salt. Mix well and add 2 tsp water. Take a midium size ...
  
  
• Pineapple Jam
  Remove skin and eyes of pineapple and grate it. Add sugar and saffron in pineapple pulp. Put on low flame to boil for 10 min. Lastly add elaichi powder and mix well. Pineapple jam is ready.
  
  
• Aamras
  Soak alphonso mangoes in water for 1 hour. After 1 hour press mangoes by fingers lightly. Remove the tip and skin of mangoes. Press and take out the pulp into a bowl. With the help of milk take out all the remaining pulp of the seeds. Mix both in the blender and blend till smooth. Add sugar and elaichi powder. Enjoy with hot puris.
  
  
• Medu Vada
  Soak urd dal in water for at least 5 hours and grind it without water. Add salt,black pepper powder and beat well to make it light and fluffy. Add chopped coriander leaves,curry leaves and green chilly pieces. Heat oil and Shape the daal mixture into flat rounds and make a hole in the center. Add little rice flour if shape is not forming. Fry first over high heat and then over lower heat till golden brown. Remove the vada out of oil and drain on absorbent paper. Serve hot with green chutney or sambar.
  
  
• Apple Kheer
  In a cup of warm milk mix the cornflour finely. In a another pan take milk,cornflour milk and sugar. Allow to boil on low flame for 20 min. Peel and grate the apples. Add immediately into boiling milk. Allow to cook for 4-5 min on low flame. Lastly add elaichi powder. Remove from heat. Garnish with kaju badam pista pieces. Apple kheer is ready to serve.
  
  
• Smoke Chicken
  First clean the chicken and apply ginger garlic paste,curd,salt and red colour and keep aside for 1 hour. After one hour in a pan take 2 tbsp oil and fry onion for 4-5 min. Add red chilly powder,turmeric powder and fry for one min. Now pour marinated chicken in pan and allow to cook. When oil started to seperate from the mixture add garam masala powder. Burn koyla on gas. When koyla burn fully put this koyla in ...
  
  
• Batate Pohe
  First clean poha, wash, drain and keep aside. Cut onions,green chilly and coriander leaves. Make thin pieces of potato. In a pan heat oil and add mustard seeds,cumin seeds,green chilly and kadipatta. Then add onions and saute it till brown. Now add potato pieces and mix well. Sprinkle water on potato and cover the pan. Allow to cook potato for 2-3 min. Add turmeric powder and salt. Now add poha and mix well. Lastly add sugar,grated coconut and chopped coriander leaves. Cover the pan and allow to cook on ...