After reading the postings at the NIH.gov website it would appear that they cautiously in favor of GMO - with proper testing.
Not today, not tomorrow
The number of people who do not want GMO food is not known. What is known is that a large percentage of people want GMO foods in the United States to be labeled like they are in England. They want to be able to make an informed choice about the food they eat, and many do not want to eat GMO foods at all, but labeling GMO foods has come against opposition from biotech and food companies.
GMO foods asummably have the same vitamins as the equivalent non-GMO foods.
If you are a farmer, you know the corn you are gowing is GMO because you buy seeds that are known to be GMO. If you are gowing non-GMO varieties, you do not know if GMO vaieties have cross pollinated with your corn unless you get it tested. If you are a consumer, you do not know if the corn or processed foods containing corn is GMO unless it is labeled as such. In the United States GMO foods are not labeled.
GMO stands for genetically modified organism. To confirm the GMO status of the sample, it must be labeled as GMO by the producers.
GMO corn and soy are no more productive than non-GMO corn and soy.
In the United States GMO foods are not illegal.
GMO stands for genetically modified organism.
As far as is known, raisins are not GMO.
A lot of people and groups are involved in the GMO controversy. Some of them are: scientists (both for and against). governments, government regulatory agencies, consumers (large numbers who do not want to eat GMO foods), groups who want GMO food labeling, organic growers, corporations (Monsanto, Dow, Syngenta, and others), and many others.
The mission statement of the NIH is: "NIH's mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce the burdens of illness and disability."
Since GMO ingredients are not labeled, it is difficult to know if the canola oil in Cape Cod potato chips is GMO. It is safe to assume the oil is GMO since most of the canola grown in the United States and Canada is GMO.