BetterFoods.Org: Improving Agriculture Through Biotechnology

Want to read up on the latest biotech advancements? Check out BetterFoods.org (www.betterfoods.org), a spanking new web site developed by a coalition of major food, farm, retailer and grower organizations dedicated to providing fact-based information about the goals and benefits of modern food biotechnology.

Though directed a bit more toward the consumer than the scientist, BetterFoods.org is nonetheless a treasure trove of useful, cutting-edge information.It acts as an up-to-the- minute source of biotech news items and government regulations, and offers expert views to counter claims of activist groups that genetically modified foods pose an inherent danger to the human species.The site offers opposing views on the issue of food labeling, while providing an indepth overview of the nutritional, environmental and economic benefits to be gleaned from the most recent biotechnological developments. And so much more.

“Biotechnology is a safe way to produce healthier food in greater quantities, ensure a cleaner environment and aid in the fight against world hunger,” claims the site’s editors. And they provide the facts and figures to back it up. So, check out BetterFoods.Org; it speaks volumes about the foods we’ll all be eating tomorrow.