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The genetic takeover, or, the mutant food [videorecording] / directed by Karl Parent and Louise Vandelac ; produced by Éric Michel ; research and script, Karl Parent and Louise Vandelac

Additional Titles
Genetic takeover and Mutant food
Published
Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [2001]
Copyright Date
©2001
Physical Description
1 videocassette (53 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 1/2 in.
Additional Creators
Parent, Karl, Vandelac, Louise, Fee, Kathleen, National Film Board of Canada, and Films for the Humanities (Firm)

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Language Note
In English and French with English subtitles.
Closed-captioned.
Summary
Examines the controversy over genetically modified plants, which the program claims are found in 75 per cent of processed foods. Suggests that researchers, driven by scientific curiosity and the greed of multinationals, are breaking down millenia-old barriers between species in their rush to create new crop hybrids, stating that independent testing of these products is inadequate or nonexistent and that the revolution has occurred without consumer awareness or knowledge of potential risks to health and environment. Jeremy Rifkin of the Foundation on Economic Trends, biochemist Arpad Pusztai of the Rowett Research Institute, and others voice their concerns about this new technology.
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Note
Title on container: The genetic takeover mutant food.
Originally produced by the National Film Board of Canada in 2000.
Creation/Production Credits Note
Cinematographer, Alberto Feio ; narrator, Kathleen Fee ; music, Érik Satie, Jean Derome.
Technical Details
VHS.
View MARC record | catkey: 2276291