ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST: EXTINCT?

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Most experts agree that the presence of modified foods in our stores, our restaurants, and our kitchens is imminent. According to John Henkel of the FDA consumer magazine, approximately 100 to 150 biogenetically engineered foods will be introduced within the next four years.

When asked how she predicts the Food and Drug Administration, university scientists, and major biotech companies will find a successful resolution to the current labeling situation, Dr. Nestle admits, "We don't really know."

Mother Nature's Shopping List

"It's easy to save the planet," says author Michael Shook, "you just have to know where to start."

According to Shook, the idea behind Mother Nature's Shopping List came to him after he'd read many of the other environmental books that were already out on the market.

"I read them," says Shook, "and I thought, 'these are good, but they're starting in the wrong place: Most of those books focused on recycling, and I wanted to go one step further and write about pre-cycling."

Mother Nature's Shopping List is a simple guide to making planet-conscious purchases at the supermarket, the hardware store, the clothing store, the automotive shop, the office supply center, the appliance store, the drug store, and the garden center. The book also has several special sections with titles like "Shopping for Baby," "Odds and Ends," and "Getting Involved."

"One of the nice things about the book," says Shook, "is that it tells you what companies are trying to become earth friendly, and which ones aren't. Also, it includes some great recipes for making nontoxic household products that make a small impact on both the planet and the pocketbook."

When he's not writing books, Shook pursues the life of a passionate Colorado outdoorsman, spending his days creating angling guides for river regions across the country, and his nights thinking up an assorted variety of new and different ways to save the world.

For more information on Mother Nature's Shopping List by Michael D. Shook (Citadel Press, 1995; $9.95 U.S./ $13.95 Canada), call Carol Publishers at 800-447-BOOK.

The following is a list of potential dangers inherent in the
production and distribution of genetically engineered foods. 1

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