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Opinions about serving food in school cafeterias will vary. Here are some opinions: No, there are still too many uncertainties about health effects of GMO foods for them to be served to children and teens.
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.
Some is, some is not. If one is looking for plain corn meal check or contact the specific brand. If the corn meal is an ingredient in a prepared food contact the specific brand. Any that is organic is not gmo.
GMO stands for genetically modified organism.
GMO corn and soy are no more productive than non-GMO corn and soy.
The effects of GMO food is not yet known. Though some say there are no harmful effects, others question that and claim there is anecdotal evidence that GMO foods are harmful to health.
Most people who don't want GMO food are not convinced it is totally safe for human consumption.
GMO ingredients are any foods or food ingredients that have been genetically modified in a lab.
At this point in time, it appears they do, although they of course don't advertise that they do.
GMO foods last about the same amount of time as non-GMo foods.
Yes, 70% or more of the processed foods sold in the United States contain GMO ingredients.
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.
The cost of GMO foods purchased in grocery stores is not known because what foods are GMO are which are not are not labeled. There are also many factors that affect food prices, so it is difficult to know how GMO ingredients in foods affects price.
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There is no evidence that GMO foods is any better for human consumption than coventionally grown and organically grown foods.
You also perform analysis on food that is know to be a non-GMO food control so you can compare GM and non GM to give a valid result.