Food Fray Explained

Food Fray is a 2009 non-fiction book by molecular biologist Lisa H. Weasel that details the story of genetically modified food in the United States.^[1]

Reception

The book was reviewed by Miami Herald,^[2] Midwest Book Review,^[3] and .^[4] A Publishers Weekly review called the book "superficial and flat".^[5]

A review by Publishers Weekly said that the book "skimps on the science...focusing instead on the legal, political and emotional aspects of the tussle between big business...and environmentalists...Her account is relatively flat and superficial, doing a workmanlike job of covering political issues but leaving readers short of what they need to evaluate GM."

Notes and References

1. Web site: Food Fray: Inside the Controversy over Genetically Modified Food . publishersweekly.com . Publishers Weekly . 29 April 2023.
2. Web site: The tempest over genetically modified foods . Christine Thomas . January 4, 2009 . Miami Herald . May 5, 2012.
3. Web site: Food Fray . 2009 . Midwest Book Review . May 5, 2012.
4. Food fray: inside the controversy over genetically modified food . L. C. Davis . June 2009 . Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries.
5. 2008 . Food Fray: Inside the Controversy over Genetically Modified Food . Publishers Weekly.