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What does GMO mean and why is it bad?
GMO stands for genetically modified organism. Breeders of plants and animals have long attempted to modify the genes of living things by selectively breeding the most successful organisms.
What is bad about GMOs?
The main concerns around GMOs involve allergies, cancer, and environmental issues — all of which may affect the consumer. While current research suggests few risks, more long-term research is needed.
What is GMOs in food?
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are living organisms whose genetic material has been artificially manipulated in a laboratory through genetic engineering. This creates combinations of plant, animal, bacteria, and virus genes that do not occur in nature or through traditional crossbreeding methods.
What does GMO do to the body?
One specific concern is the possibility for GMOs to negatively affect human health. This could result from differences in nutritional content, allergic response, or undesired side effects such as toxicity, organ damage, or gene transfer.
What does GMO do to your body?
How many foods have GMOs in them?
Help us grow the food movement and reclaim our food. It has been estimated that upwards of 75\% of processed foods on supermarket shelves – from soda to soup, crackers to condiments – contain genetically engineered ingredients.
Is sugar a GMO?
Even though our growers adopted GM technology to better the health and sustainability of their operations, the sugar sold to the consumer hasn’t changed. Sugar is still GMO free.
Does rice contain GMO?
Rice: A staple food for nearly half the world’s population, there are currently no varieties of GM rice approved for human consumption. However, that could soon change. A genetically modified variety called golden rice being developed in the Philippines has been altered to include beta-carotene, a source of vitamin A.