FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE(May 22, 2007- Fairfield Iowa) Published yesterday, the new book from international best selling author Jeffrey Smith, Genetic Roulette: The Documented Health Risks of Genetically Engineered Foods, is a food safety siren for legislators and consumers. Genetic Roulette traces the deadly shortcomings of FDA oversight in meticulous detail; and according to dozens of experts, Genetic Roulette is full of enough data, studies and evidence to finally push through a ban on genetically engineered (GE) food by Congress. Nearly 65 health risks of the foods that Americans eat every day are presented in easy to follow two-page spreads. Perhaps the most alarming single fact from the book is the evidence presented which shows lab-manipulated GE genes may exist for years in human gut bacteria DNA.

This book, prepared in collaboration with a team of international scientists many of whom helped consumers fight back against this practice in Europe, is for anyone wanting to understand GE technology, and to learn how to shop to protect themselves.

Children are the most at risk from genetic engineering, and support for immediate food safety action has come from all directions, “Unlabeled GMOs in our food works against what I have learned in my 30 years as a family farmer. Agriculture should be sustainable, food should be healthy and safe, and people deserve to know what they’re eating.” says United States Senator, Jon Tester.  Claire Robinson from GM Watch states, “Smith has to be the best science communicator alive today, and this book stands as the final word on GM health risks. It’s the definitive answer to those who don’t know, those who don’t want to know, and those who know but don’t want anyone else to know.”.

Advance copies of the book have already inspired CEOs at health-oriented food companies throughout the U.S. to rid their products of any remaining GE ingredients.

Jeffrey Smith is the founder of the Institute for Responsible Technology whose mission is to promote the responsible use of technology and stop GE foods and crops through grassroots and national strategies.   

Contact for Jeffrey Smith:
NJ Jaeger
Institute for Responsible Technology  
Tel. 310-377-0915
eMail: jaeger4329@earthlink.net

Additional Info:
Official Websites:
http://www.GeneticRoulette.com;
http://www.ResponsibleTechnology.org
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