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Title Catalyst: GM Food
Published Australia : ABC, 2011
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Summary This special looks at genetically modified food - will it help to feed the increasing number of hungry mouths into the future? Or is it a genetic time bomb threatening the health of crops, livestock and people?GM: FRANKENFOOD OR FAMINE BUSTER?Genetically modified food will it help to feed the increasing number of hungry mouths into the future? Or is it a genetic time bomb threatening the health of crops, livestock and people?IN THE BEGINNINGGenetically modified food is a perplexing issue. Most of what we eat is genetically modified in some way even organic food. Maryanne Demasi explores the history of various conventional techniques of modifying plant DNA, including cross breeding, mutational breeding and embryo rescue. THE GM TOMATOIn 1994, the Flavr Savr tomato became the world's first commercially available genetically engineered food in the USA. Designed to ripen on the vine and retain firmness on the shelf, things didn't go according to plan.SORTING WHEAT FROM CHAFFGM crops now cover 10% of the world's arable land and many would like to see them cover no more until more stringent testing is done. Graham Phillips talks to the scientists responsible for developing GM foods and learns of the stringent regulatory requirements already in place. But, some scientists have their concerns about the long term health implications.FOOD WASTAGEThe amount of food wasted today will be enough to feed the world's starving people all one billion of them. Finding ways to minimise the waste could help meet the 70% increase in demand for food that is expected by 2050.DAILY BREAD OR DREADThe board of Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) recently permitted the importation of the 48th GM food to Australia. However, there are only two food crops approved for growing in Australia - canola and cotton - and many would like to see no more grown until rigorous safety testing is carried out. Mark Horstman seeks out the views of the research scientists and the concerned activists.PRODUCTION DETAILSExecutive Producer: Nick Lee; Series Producer: Matt Scully
Event Broadcast 2011-09-29 at 20:00:00
Notes Classification: NC
Subject Debates and debating.
Food -- Testing.
Genetically modified foods.
Transgenic plants.
Vegetables -- Breeding.
Vegetables -- Varieties.
Australia.
Form Streaming video
Author Brent, Paul, contributor
Carman, Judy, contributor
Cormick, Craig, contributor
Demasi, Maryanne, reporter
Higgins, TJ, contributor
Horstman, Mark, reporter
Jacobs, Andrew, contributor
Johnston, Paul, contributor
Kelly, Laura, contributor
Langridge, Peter, contributor
Morrell, Matthew, contributor
Neilsen, James, contributor
Phillips, Graham, host
Roush, Rick, contributor
Stapper, Maarten, contributor