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There are no definitive numbers, but roughly 75 to 85 percent of processed foods in American supermarkets contain GM ingredients.

Data from the USDA Economic Research Service, Percentage of GM Produce Planted in the United States:

                          2000 2009 Types

Soybean           54      91       HT

Cotton              61      88       HT, BT, Stacked

Corn                 25      85       HT, BT, Stacked

HT = Herbicides-tolerant only

BT = Insect-resistant only

Stacked = Both Herbicides-tolerant and Insect-resistant

75 percent of canola planted in North America is GM (data from Wiki GMO, sources and date for data not listed). America is not a major producer of canola oil but Canada is, contributing 20 percent of the worlds Canola crop. 74 percent is exported and America is Canada’s largest canola consumer.

If a processed food contains corn, cotton seed oil, canola oil, or soy or any by-products of these, it is probably GM. If you drink soda with high fructose corn syrup, it is probably made with GM corn. If you drink diet soda sweetened with aspartame, the aspartame may be derived from GM bacteria. If you buy Canola oil as a less expense alternative to olive oil, it most likely comes from GM seeds. All meats, poultry and farmed fish in supermarkets were probably fed GM feed. Farmed fish may be GM’ed. Pigs, cows and beef may contain GM growth hormones. Vegetable oils used in restaurants (especially fast food places) use a blend of corn, cottonseed, canola or soy oils which are mostly GM oils.