Partly due to the European Union's insistent and successful policies on pluriculturalism and plurilinguism, there have recently been voices challenging the prevalent and practical consensus in East Asian educational policies that saw English as the only tool for international communication. Their argument emphasizes that when dealing with countries that are sellers of goods and services, knowledge of the languages and cultures of prospective customers is essential. They also acknowledge th...

* Gathers together more than 150 feeding studies with food-producing animals and covers both first and second generation transgenic plants * The first central resource of this information for researchers, students and policy makers * Includes contributions from a wide range of specialists in the field