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Sep 21, 2012 · The two-year study, which was published on Sept. 19 in Food and Chemical Toxicology, revealed that mice who were fed either a diet of Monsanto's genetically modified maize sprayed with Roundup ...
May 17, 2016 · The food industry has taken notice. In 2015, Progressive Grocer, a trade publication, reported that total U.S. sales of food and beverage products labeled “non-GMO” reached $10 billion during ...
Jan 10, 2022 · An article in Food Science and Human Welfare said, “Three major health risks potentially associated with GM foods are: toxicity, allergenicity and genetic hazards.” The authors raised concerns that the GMO process could disrupt a plant’s genetic integrity, with the potential to activate toxins or change metabolic toxin levels in a ripple ...
Jan 29, 2016 · With the Food and Drug Administration’s recent approval of GM salmon (SN Online: 11/19/15), for example, scientists agree that there is a slim possibility that escapees could harm native fish ...
Mar 2, 2021 · Genetically modified foods — GMOs — are another tool industrial agriculture uses to control our food system. GMOs aren’t about feeding the world, they’re about corporate profits. The majority of U.S. corn and soy are GMOs. These products mostly provide cheap fuel for factory farms and become processed junk food.
A genetically modified organism (GMO) is any organism whose genetic material has been altered to deviate from its natural form. This can be any plant, animal, or microorganism. GMOs are used to produce foods for human or animal consumption; but are also used in areas of scientific research and manufacturing.
May 17, 2018 · In the years since, as many as a quarter of European universities have shut down their GMO research programs, some due to a loss of funding and others because scientists are leaving the GMO sphere, tired of the backlash and criticism. My first experience of the intensity of anti-GMO belief occurred during a public panel discussion about ...