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| caption = Jeffrey M. Smith in 2009
| caption = Smith delivering speech
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1958}}
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1958}}
| birth_place = [[New York City]], United States<ref name="Reuters 2008">{{cite news | url = http://uk.reuters.com/article/2008/03/07/environment-biotech-crops-activist-dc-idUKN0750723920080307 | title = U.S. activist circles globe to fight biotech crops| last = Gillam | first = Carey | publisher = Reuters UK | date = March 7, 2008}}</ref>
| birth_place = New York, U.S.<ref name="Reuters 2008">{{cite news | url = https://www.reuters.com/article/environment-biotech-crops-activist-dc/u-s-activist-circles-globe-to-fight-biotech-crops-idUSN0750723920080307 | title = U.S. activist circles globe to fight biotech crops| last = Gillam | first = Carey | publisher = Reuters UK | date = March 7, 2008}}</ref>
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| education = [[Maharishi University of Management]]
| residence = [[Fairfield, Iowa|Fairfield]], [[Iowa]]
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| occupation = [[Consumer advocate]], author
| nationality = [[United States|American]]
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| education = [[Maharishi University of Management]]
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| website = {{url|www.responsibletechnology.org/}}
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'''Jeffrey M. Smith''' (born 1958) is an American [[consumer activism|consumer activist]],<ref name="CBS 1">(April 27, 2012) [http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7406794n New GMO crops proposed, consumers want labeling], ''CBS News'', accessed Dec 16, 2012</ref> self-published [[author]], and former [[politician]].<ref>Tampa Eventful [http://tampa.eventful.com/events/jeffrey-smithauthorfilmmaker-leading-spokesperson-/E0-001-065307760-1 Jeffrey Smith-author/filmmaker, leading spokesperson on GMO health dangers in Tampa]</ref> He is the author of two books on genetically engineered foods, ''Seeds of Deception: Exposing Industry and Government Lies about the Safety of the Genetically Engineered Foods You’re Eating'', and ''Genetic Roulette: The Gamble of Our Lives'', which he made into a film in 2012. He has appeared twice on ''[[The Dr. Oz Show]]''.<ref name="new-yorker">{{cite news | url = http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2013/02/04/130204fa_fact_specter| title = The Operator | first = Michael | last = Specter | authorlink = Michael Specter | work = [[The New Yorker|New Yorker]] | date = February 4, 2013}}</ref> Smith has worked with [[organic food|organic food marketers]] and [[Alternative medicine|alternative health product promoters]]<ref>[http://www.meetup.com/RawChicagoCommunity/events/122292642/ Health Freedom Expo - See GMO expert Jeffrey Smith], Health Freedom Expo, Chicago, June 7–9, 2013.</ref> to advocate against [[genetically modified food]]. Supporters identify Smith as an influential educator on the alleged risks associated with genetically modified foods, while others point out Smith's lack of scientific background or expertise in the field.<ref name="new-yorker"/> In 1998, Smith ran unsuccessfully for Congress as a candidate for the [[Natural Law Party (United States)|Natural Law Party]].<ref name="JC Auditor">{{cite web | last = Slockett | first = Tom | date =November 3, 1998 | url = http://www.johnson-county.com/auditor/returns/9811cand.htm | title = November 3, 1998 General Election | publisher = Johnson County Auditor Commissioner of Elections and Voter Registration | accessdate = Dec 16, 2012}}</ref> As of 2010, Smith was the executive director and sole employee of the Institute for Responsible Technology; in 2012 paperwork to become a 501(c)3 was filed.<ref>[http://academicsreview.org/reviewed-organizations/institute-for-responsible-technology-ifrt/ Institute for Responsible Technology & YES! Books]</ref>
'''Jeffrey M. Smith''' (born 1958) is an American [[consumer activism|consumer activist]],<ref name="CBS 1">(April 27, 2012) [http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7406794n New GMO crops proposed, consumers want labeling], ''CBS News'', accessed December 16, 2012</ref> self-published author, and former politician.<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 23, 2013|title=Coming to Tampa – Jeffrey M. Smith, International best-selling author and filmmaker; Executive Director, Institute of Responsible Technology and leading spokesperson on the health dangers of GMOs|url=https://patch.com/florida/southtampa/coming-to-tampa--jeffrey-m-smith-international-bestselling-author-and-filmmaker-executive-director-institute-of-responsible-technology-and-leading-spokesperson-on-the-health-dangers-of-gmos_dc0d2582|access-date=2021-03-05|website=Tampa, FL Patch|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Jeffrey M. Smith Biography|url=https://www.responsibletechnology.org/about/jeffrey-m-smith-biography/|access-date=2021-03-05|website=Institute for Responsible Technology|language=en-US}}</ref> He is the author of two books on genetically engineered foods, ''Seeds of Deception: Exposing Industry and Government Lies about the Safety of the Genetically Engineered Foods You’re Eating'', and ''Genetic Roulette: The Gamble of Our Lives'', which he made into a film in 2012. He has appeared twice on each of the shows -''[[The Dr. Oz Show]]'' and ''[[The Doctors (2016 TV series)|The Doctors]]''.<ref name="new-yorker">{{cite magazine | url = http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2013/02/04/130204fa_fact_specter| title = The Operator | first = Michael | last = Specter | authorlink = Michael Specter | magazine = [[The New Yorker|New Yorker]] | date = February 4, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=November 8, 2017|title=Drs. Exclusive: Glyphosate Lawsuit Claims Cancer Link|url=https://www.thedoctorstv.com/episodes/drs-exclusive-glyphosate-lawsuit-claims-cancer-link|access-date=2021-03-05|website=The Doctors|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Debating the Safety of Popular Herbicide|url=https://www.thedoctorstv.com/videos/debating-the-safety-of-popular-herbicide|language=en-US|access-date=2021-03-05|date=May 18, 2015}}</ref> Smith has worked with [[organic food|organic food marketers]] and [[Alternative medicine|alternative health product promoters]]<ref>[http://www.meetup.com/RawChicagoCommunity/events/122292642/ Health Freedom Expo – See GMO expert Jeffrey Smith], Health Freedom Expo, Chicago, June 7–9, 2013.</ref> to advocate against [[genetically modified food]]. Supporters identify Smith as an influential educator on the alleged risks associated with genetically modified foods, while others point out Smith's lack of formal scientific training.<ref name="new-yorker"/> In 1998, Smith ran unsuccessfully for Congress as a candidate for the [[Natural Law Party (United States)|Natural Law Party]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Statistics of the Congressional Election – Nov 3, 1998|url=https://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/1998election/}}</ref> As of 2021, Smith is the executive director of the ''Institute for Responsible Technology'',<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home|url=https://www.responsibletechnology.org/|access-date=2021-03-05|website=Institute for Responsible Technology|language=en-US}}</ref> and executive director of the global campaign ''Protect Nature Now''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home|url=http://protectnaturenow.com/|access-date=2021-03-05|website=Protect Nature Now|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>[http://academicsreview.org/reviewed-organizations/institute-for-responsible-technology-ifrt/ Institute for Responsible Technology & YES! Books]</ref>


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Jeffrey Smith grew up in [[New York City]]<ref name="Reuters 2008"/> and attended [[Maharishi University of Management]] in [[Fairfield, Iowa|Fairfield]], Iowa in the 1980s.<ref>[http://www.mum.edu/pdf_yearbooks/1985-86.pdf Maharish University Purusha students] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811214405/http://www.mum.edu/pdf_yearbooks/1985-86.pdf |date=2011-08-11 }}, MUM 1985-1986 Yearbook, pg. 40.</ref>
Jeffrey Smith grew up in [[Rye Brook, New York|Rey Brook]], [[Westchester County, New York|Westchester County]].<ref name="Reuters 2008"/><ref>{{Cite news|title=Natural Awakenings – Westchester/Putnam/Dutchess July 2018|url=https://issuu.com/wpcdesign/docs/na_july_2018|access-date=2021-03-13|website=Issuu|language=en}}</ref> He has a bachelors degree from [[Binghamton University|SUNY Binghamton]] and an MBA from [[Maharishi University of Management]] in [[Fairfield, Iowa|Fairfield]], Iowa .<ref>[http://www.mum.edu/pdf_yearbooks/1985-86.pdf Maharish University Purusha students] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811214405/http://www.mum.edu/pdf_yearbooks/1985-86.pdf |date=August 11, 2011 }}, MUM 1985–1986 Yearbook, pg. 40.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Jeffrey Smith: Former flying yogic instructor now 'most trusted source' for anti-GMO advocacy|url=https://geneticliteracyproject.org/glp-facts/jeffrey-m-smith/|access-date=2021-03-13|website=Genetic Literacy Project|language=en-US}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==


===Political===
===Political===
Smith was a Natural Law Party member in 1996 and participated in a [[TM-Sidhi program]] yogic flying demonstration in [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]], Iowa.<ref name="Yogic Flying">'Yogic flying,' third-party candidates promoted, Bush, Bill, The Illinois State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL), October 23, 1996.</ref> In 1998 he became the party's candidate for [[U.S. Congress]] in Iowa’s First District to raise awareness about GMOs.<ref name="JC Auditor">{{cite web | last = Slockett | first = Tom | date =November 3, 1998 | url = http://www.johnson-county.com/auditor/returns/9811cand.htm | title = November 3, 1998 General Election | publisher = Johnson County Auditor Commissioner of Elections and Voter Registration | accessdate = Dec 16, 2012}}</ref> Smith received less than 1% of the vote, losing to Republican [[Jim Leach]].<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1998election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998], House of Representatives, January 3, 1999, page 16</ref> Smith worked for several years as a marketing consultant and nonprofit marketing advisor.<ref name="Reuters 2008"/>
Smith was a Natural Law Party member in 1996. In 1998 he became the party's candidate for [[U.S. Congress]] in Iowa's First District to raise awareness about GMOs.<ref name="JC Auditor">{{cite web | last = Slockett | first = Tom | date = November 3, 1998 | url = http://www.johnson-county.com/auditor/returns/9811cand.htm | title = November 3, 1998 General Election | publisher = Johnson County Auditor Commissioner of Elections and Voter Registration | access-date = December 16, 2012 | archive-date = June 2, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080602110521/http://www.johnson-county.com/auditor/returns/9811cand.htm | url-status = dead }}</ref> Smith received less than 1% of the vote, losing to Republican [[Jim Leach]].<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1998election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998], House of Representatives, January 3, 1999, page 16</ref> Smith worked for several years as a marketing consultant and nonprofit marketing advisor.<ref name="Reuters 2008"/>


===Consumer activist===
===Consumer activist===
Smith has opposed the use of genetically modified foods since they were introduced in the 1990s.<ref name="Reuters 2008"/><ref>Unknown Author (Feb 25, 2011) Shoppers wary of GM foods find they're everywhere, ''USA Today,'' "Smith, an activist who has fought the expansion of genetically engineered foods since they were first introduced 15 years ago"</ref><ref name="NBC News">{{cite news|last=Jolnick|first=Mary Clare|title=Genetically altered foods a major part of our diets|url=http://www.today.com/id/41780186/ns/today-today_health/t/genetically-altered-foods-major-part-our-diets/#.UR55qmf-1D9|accessdate=Feb 15, 2013|newspaper=NBC News|date=Feb 11, 2005}}</ref> As of 2000, Smith was the spokesperson and vice president for the accredited [[genetically modified organism]] (GMO) testing company, Genetic ID.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gersema|first=Emily|title=Farming industry, consumers leery of another biotech scare; 'Big motivator': USDAchanges how corn supplies are sampled|newspaper=Telegraph-Herald (Dubuque)|date=May 20, 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Brasher|first=Phillip|title=U.S. Investigates Use of Unauthorized Biotech Corn in Taco Bell Taco Shells.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)|newspaper=Tribune Business News|date=Sep 19, 2000}}</ref> Smith authored the books ''Seeds of Deception'' in 2003<ref name="Daily Herald">{{cite web | title=Author disputes safety of nonorganic food Activist says genetic modification is dangerous to health. | publisher=Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) | date=January 3, 2004 | author=Pierce, Victoria}}</ref> and ''Genetic Roulette'' in 2007.<ref name="Alt Journal">{{cite web | title=Modified, Misled and Misguided | publisher=Alternatives Journal | date=August 1, 2009 | author=Smith , Mike}}</ref> In 2012 Smith directed and produced ''Genetic Roulette'', a documentary film narrated by [[Lisa Oz]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Unknown author|title=Genetic Roulette|url=http://geneticroulettemovie.com/|publisher=The Institute for Responsible Technology|accessdate=Feb 13, 2013}}</ref> and critical of genetically modified food.<ref name="Sacramento Bee">{{cite news|last=Rosenhall|first=Laura|title=Safety of genetically modified foods is debated in California |url=http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/10/31/173151/safety-of-genetically-modified.html|accessdate=Feb 13, 2013|newspaper=The Sacramento Bee|date=Oct 31, 2012}}</ref> Smith is the founder and current executive director of the Institute for Responsible Technology<ref>{{cite news|last=Staff|title=Candidate Support Expected to Boost Non-GMO Brands.|newspaper=Health & Medicine Week|date=Feb 4, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Unknown author|title=The Future of Food|newspaper=The Irish Times|date=July 3, 2004}}</ref><ref name="CBS 2">(April 27, 2012) [http://m.cbsnews.com/fullstory.rbml?catid=57423245&feed_id=5&videofeed=41 Genetically modified crops resistant to 2,4-D spur debate, calls for labeling] ''CBS News'', accessed Dec 19, 2012</ref>
Smith has opposed the use of genetically modified foods since they were introduced in the 1990s.<ref name="Reuters 2008"/><ref>Unknown Author (February 25, 2011) Shoppers wary of GM foods find they're everywhere, ''USA Today,'' "Smith, an activist who has fought the expansion of genetically engineered foods since they were first introduced 15 years ago"</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Genetically altered foods a major part of our diets|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/genetically-altered-foods-major-part-our-diets-flna1C9465454|access-date=2021-03-05|website=NBC News|date=February 25, 2011 |language=en}}</ref> As of 2000, Smith was the spokesperson and vice president for the accredited [[genetically modified organism]] (GMO) testing company, Genetic ID.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gersema|first=Emily|title=Farming industry, consumers leery of another biotech scare; 'Big motivator': USDAchanges how corn supplies are sampled|newspaper=Telegraph-Herald (Dubuque)|date=May 20, 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Brasher|first=Phillip|title=U.S. Investigates Use of Unauthorized Biotech Corn in Taco Bell Taco Shells.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)|newspaper=Tribune Business News|date=September 19, 2000}}</ref> Smith authored the books ''Seeds of Deception'' in 2003<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Seeds of Deception Author Exposes the Corrupt Science of GMOs|url=http://organicpei.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/acresusa_smith_interview.pdf|journal=ACRES U.S.A (February 2004)}}</ref> and ''Genetic Roulette'' in 2007. In 2012 Smith directed and produced ''Genetic Roulette'', a documentary film narrated by [[Lisa Oz]] and critical of genetically modified food.<ref name="Sacramento Bee">{{cite news|last=Rosenhall|first=Laura|title=Safety of genetically modified foods is debated in California|url=http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/10/31/173151/safety-of-genetically-modified.html|access-date=February 13, 2013|newspaper=The Sacramento Bee|date=October 31, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128010252/http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/10/31/173151/safety-of-genetically-modified.html|archive-date=January 28, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Smith is the founder and current executive director of the Institute for Responsible Technology, which he founded in 2003.<ref>{{cite news|title=Candidate Support Expected to Boost Non-GMO Brands.|newspaper=Health & Medicine Week|date=February 4, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The Future of Food|newspaper=The Irish Times|date=July 3, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Genetically modified crops resistant to 2,4-D spur debate, calls for labeling|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/genetically-modified-crops-resistant-to-24-d-spur-debate-calls-for-labeling/|access-date=2021-03-05|website=www.cbsnews.com|date=April 28, 2012 |language=en-US}}</ref>


A variety of American organic food companies see Smith "as a champion for their interests",<ref name="Reuters 2008"/> and Smith's supporters describe him as "arguably the world's foremost expert on the topic of genetically modified foods".<ref name="ChicoNews">{{cite news | url = http://www.newsreview.com/chico/interview-with-gmo-expert/content?oid=3702536 | title = An interview with GMO expert Jeffrey M. Smith | publisher = Chico (CA) News Enterprise | date = September 15, 2011}}</ref> In contrast, [[Michael Specter]], writing in ''[[The New Yorker]]'', reported that Smith was presented as a "scientist" on ''[[The Dr. Oz Show]]'' despite his lack of any scientific experience or relevant qualifications.<ref name="new-yorker"/> Bruce Chassy, a molecular biologist and food scientist, wrote to the show arguing that Smith's "only professional experience prior to taking up his crusade against biotechnology is as a ballroom-dance teacher, yogic flying instructor, and political candidate for the Maharishi cult’s natural-law party."<ref name="new-yorker">{{cite news | url = http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2013/02/04/130204fa_fact_specter| title = The Operator | first = Michael | last = Specter | authorlink = Michael Specter | work = [[The New Yorker|New Yorker]] | date = February 4, 2013}}</ref> [[Jon Entine]], an author and science journalist, accused Smith of being "an activist with no scientific or medical background" and said that Smith's views amount to "near-hysterical criticism".<ref name="Forbes">{{cite web | last = Entine | first = John | date = October 19, 2012 | url = https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonentine/2012/10/19/malpractice-on-dr-oz-pop-health-expert-hosts-anti-gm-food-rant-scientists-push-back/ | title = Malpractice on Dr. Oz: Pop Health Expert Hosts Anti-GM Food Rant; Scientists Push Back | work = [[Forbes (magazine)|Forbes]] | accessdate = December 16, 2012}}</ref>
A variety of American organic food companies see Smith "as a champion for their interests",<ref name="Reuters 2008"/> and Smith's supporters describe him as "arguably the world's foremost expert on the topic of genetically modified foods".<ref name="ChicoNews">{{cite news | url = http://www.newsreview.com/chico/interview-with-gmo-expert/content?oid=3702536 | title = An interview with GMO expert Jeffrey M. Smith | publisher = Chico (CA) News Enterprise | date = September 15, 2011}}</ref> In contrast, others such as [[Michael Specter]], writing in ''[[The New Yorker]]'', reported that Smith was presented as a "scientist" on ''[[The Dr. Oz Show]]'' despite his lack of any scientific experience.<ref name="new-yorker"/> Bruce Chassy, a molecular biologist and food scientist, wrote to the show arguing that Smith's "only professional experience prior to taking up his crusade against biotechnology is as a ballroom-dance teacher, yogic flying instructor, and political candidate for the Maharishi cult’s natural-law party."<ref name="new-yorker"/>


==Films==
==Films==


===Director===
===Director===
* ''Hidden Dangers in Kids’ Meals'' (2008)
* ''Genetic Roulette: The Gamble of Our Lives'' (2012)<ref>Rotten Tomatoes [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/genetic_roulette_the_gamble_of_our_lives/ Genetic Roulette: The Gamble of Our Lives (2012)]</ref><ref>Institute for Responsible Technology [http://www.responsibletechnology.org/posts/new-genetic-roulette-the-movie/ Watch Genetic Roulette!]</ref>
*''[[Genetic Roulette: The Gamble of Our Lives]]'' (2012)<ref>Rotten Tomatoes [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/genetic_roulette_the_gamble_of_our_lives/ Genetic Roulette: The Gamble of Our Lives (2012)]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Home|url=https://geneticroulettemovie.com/|access-date=2021-03-05|website=Genetic Roulette Movie|language=en-US}}</ref>
*''Your Milk on Drugs-Just Say No! (2013)''<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 17, 2012|title=Presentations on the risks of GMO|url=https://www.islandssounder.com/life/presentations-on-the-risks-of-gmo/|access-date=2021-03-05|website=Islands' Sounder|language=en-US}}</ref>
*''Secret Ingredients'' (2018)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Secret Ingredients Movie|url=https://secretingredientsmovie.com/|access-date=2021-03-05|website=Secret Ingredients Movie|language=en|archive-date=March 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304025929/https://secretingredientsmovie.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*''Don't Let the Gene Out of the Bottle'' (2021)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Don't Let The Gene Out of The Bottle|url=http://totalhealthmatters.co.uk/dont-let-the-gene-out-of-the-bottle/|access-date=2021-03-05|website=Total Health Matters|language=en-GB}}</ref>


===Featured===
===Featured===
* ''[[The World According to Monsanto]]'' (2008)<ref>Good Reads [http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18119699-the-world-according-to-monsanto The World According to Monsanto (DVD) by Marie-Monique Robin, Jeffrey M. Smith]</ref>
* ''[[The World According to Monsanto]]'' (2008)<ref>Good Reads [http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18119699-the-world-according-to-monsanto The World According to Monsanto (DVD) by Marie-Monique Robin, Jeffrey M. Smith]</ref>
* ''Seeds of Death: Unveiling the Lies of GMOs'' (2012)<ref>Colorado 12 Public Television [http://www.cpt12.org/tv_schedule/program_details.cfm?id=120141203210000 Program Details Wednesday, December 3 at 9:00 pm on Channel 12.1 ]</ref><ref>Rotten Tomatoes [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/seeds_of_death_unveiling_the_lies_of_gmos/ Seeds of Death: Unveiling the Lies of GMOs (2012)]</ref>
* ''Seeds of Death: Unveiling the Lies of GMOs'' (2012)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Vince|date=June 14, 2013|title=Seeds Of Death – Unveiling the Lies of GMOs (Documentary)|url=https://www.permaculturenews.org/2013/06/14/seeds-of-death-unveiling-the-lies-of-gmos-documentary/|access-date=2021-03-05|website=The Permaculture Research Institute|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>Rotten Tomatoes [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/seeds_of_death_unveiling_the_lies_of_gmos/ Seeds of Death: Unveiling the Lies of GMOs (2012)]</ref>
* ''[[Scientists Under Attack: Genetic Engineering in the Magnetic Field of Money]]''<ref>http://responsibletechnology.org/resources/scientists-under-attack/</ref> (2010)
* ''[[Scientists Under Attack: Genetic Engineering in the Magnetic Field of Money]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://responsibletechnology.org/resources/scientists-under-attack/|title=Scientists Under Attack|access-date=September 19, 2016|archive-date=June 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625105137/http://responsibletechnology.org/resources/scientists-under-attack|url-status=dead}}</ref> (2010)


==Written work==
==Written work==
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeffrey-smith/ Blog at the Huffington Post]
* [http://www.hulu.com/watch/782366 Daily Show interview]


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Jeffrey M. Smith
Smith delivering speech
Born1958 (age 66–67)
New York, U.S.[1]
EducationMaharishi University of Management
Occupation(s)Consumer advocate, author
Websitewww.responsibletechnology.org

Jeffrey M. Smith (born 1958) is an American consumer activist,[2] self-published author, and former politician.[3][4] He is the author of two books on genetically engineered foods, Seeds of Deception: Exposing Industry and Government Lies about the Safety of the Genetically Engineered Foods You’re Eating, and Genetic Roulette: The Gamble of Our Lives, which he made into a film in 2012. He has appeared twice on each of the shows -The Dr. Oz Show and The Doctors.[5][6][7] Smith has worked with organic food marketers and alternative health product promoters[8] to advocate against genetically modified food. Supporters identify Smith as an influential educator on the alleged risks associated with genetically modified foods, while others point out Smith's lack of formal scientific training.[5] In 1998, Smith ran unsuccessfully for Congress as a candidate for the Natural Law Party.[9] As of 2021, Smith is the executive director of the Institute for Responsible Technology,[10] and executive director of the global campaign Protect Nature Now.[11][12]

Early life

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Jeffrey Smith grew up in Rey Brook, Westchester County.[1][13] He has a bachelors degree from SUNY Binghamton and an MBA from Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa .[14][15]

Career

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Political

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Smith was a Natural Law Party member in 1996. In 1998 he became the party's candidate for U.S. Congress in Iowa's First District to raise awareness about GMOs.[16] Smith received less than 1% of the vote, losing to Republican Jim Leach.[17] Smith worked for several years as a marketing consultant and nonprofit marketing advisor.[1]

Consumer activist

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Smith has opposed the use of genetically modified foods since they were introduced in the 1990s.[1][18][19] As of 2000, Smith was the spokesperson and vice president for the accredited genetically modified organism (GMO) testing company, Genetic ID.[20][21] Smith authored the books Seeds of Deception in 2003[22] and Genetic Roulette in 2007. In 2012 Smith directed and produced Genetic Roulette, a documentary film narrated by Lisa Oz and critical of genetically modified food.[23] Smith is the founder and current executive director of the Institute for Responsible Technology, which he founded in 2003.[24][25][26]

A variety of American organic food companies see Smith "as a champion for their interests",[1] and Smith's supporters describe him as "arguably the world's foremost expert on the topic of genetically modified foods".[27] In contrast, others such as Michael Specter, writing in The New Yorker, reported that Smith was presented as a "scientist" on The Dr. Oz Show despite his lack of any scientific experience.[5] Bruce Chassy, a molecular biologist and food scientist, wrote to the show arguing that Smith's "only professional experience prior to taking up his crusade against biotechnology is as a ballroom-dance teacher, yogic flying instructor, and political candidate for the Maharishi cult’s natural-law party."[5]

Films

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Director

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Written work

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Author

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  • Hard to Swallow: The Dangers of GE Food—An International Expose (2003)
  • Seeds of Deception (2003)
  • Genetic Roulette: The Documented Health Risks of Genetically Engineered Foods (2007)

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