This book provides an overview of ethical issues arising in connection with progress made in food biotechnology. There is substantive discussion of the ethical issues referring to food safety, animal welfare, environmental impact, ownership of intellectual property, and consumer perception of the product. The arguments for and against issues causing major concern are evaluated, advancing the quality of the debate. It will be of interest to companies exploiting the new biotechnology techniques, government policy makers, food scientists and biotechnologist in academic research institutions.

Inhalt

What Is Happening To Food?. The Presumptive Case for Food Biotechnology. Biotechnology Policy and the Problem of Unintended Consequences. Food Safety and the Ethics of Consent. Animal Health and Welfare. Ethics and Environmental Impact. Social Consequences. Conceptions of Property and the Biotechnology Debate. Religious and Metaphysical Opposition to Biotechnology. Communication, Education, and the Problem of Trust. Conclusion