GMOs can be found in crops, such as corn, soybeans, cotton, canola, papayas, wheat, acorn squash, Golden rice, and others; medicines, such as insulin; organic crops that have been contaminated by GMO crops, foods that include GMO ingredients, dog and other pet foods made with GMO ingredients, etc.
Geographically, GMOs can be found in at least 85% of the corn and soyboans grown in the United States, crops in Canada, and crops in other countries that allow use of GMO crops.
Companies use genetic modification to develop products with targeted traits. Farmers use GMO crops. Food companies use GMO ingredients in their products. Pharmaceudical companies use drugs developed through genetic modification technology. Consumers eat foods that contain GMOs.
The major companies that produce GMOs are Monsanto, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Syngenta AG, Dow Agroscience, Bayer, and BASE.
There are many other companies that produce GMOs. For a list, please visit the Related Link.
Many potential uses (food, medicine)
But shouldn't be used, because today's science can not create genetically perfect DNA
No, they do not. There are no laws that protect consumers if they do not want to eat GMOs. The consumers' only choice if they wish to avoid eating GMOs is to stop eating lots of foods that may contain GMOs.
GMOs (genetically modified food) may create allergies.
I just wrote an article that talks about GMOs. The GMO rice, called golden rice, is described under the section "GMOs Can Improve Nutrition."
GMOs are transgenic organisms. A gene is taken from one species and forced into another, which is what creates a transgenic organism.
To be fair, it was not Obama that made GMOs legal. President George W. Bush (and possibly presidents before him) was very supportive of GMOs and the FDA has responsibility of approving them. As for whether Obama and his family eat GMO foods, no one knows.
There is no known information that indicates GMOs are easier to grown than non-GMOs.
There is no evidence that GMOs have improved food production.
No, they do not. There are no laws that protect consumers if they do not want to eat GMOs. The consumers' only choice if they wish to avoid eating GMOs is to stop eating lots of foods that may contain GMOs.
GMOs (genetically modified food) may create allergies.
People don't hate GMOs. Those who oppose GMOs being used commercially at this point in their development are called anti-GMOers and fearmongers, among other names.
No, they would not be required to be labeled. No foods that contain GMOs are required to be labeled as such.
I just wrote an article that talks about GMOs. The GMO rice, called golden rice, is described under the section "GMOs Can Improve Nutrition."
I just wrote an article that talks about GMOs. The GMO rice, called golden rice, is described under the section "GMOs Can Improve Nutrition."
GMOs are transgenic organisms. A gene is taken from one species and forced into another, which is what creates a transgenic organism.
To be fair, it was not Obama that made GMOs legal. President George W. Bush (and possibly presidents before him) was very supportive of GMOs and the FDA has responsibility of approving them. As for whether Obama and his family eat GMO foods, no one knows.
We can only guess at what their motives are, but considering that it is estimated that 70% of the processed foods in grocery stores contain GMOs and the reaction that Europe had to GMO foods, it is reasonable to believe that they oppose labeling because they fear that labeling GMOs would severely hurt their sales.
YES!