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Would you intentionally eat a genitally modified food? Would you know how to identify one? Would you benefit from eating a genitally modified food?
The acronyms GMO (genetically modified organism), GE (genetically engineered) and GM (genetically modified), commonly refer to living organisms (plant and animal) that have had parts of their genetic structure (DNA) changed. […]

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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 […]

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The answer to big profits and market domination for Monsanto, is blowing in the wind.
Flowers from the rapeseed plant (actually a weed) produces a large quantity of seeds that have a high oil content. This oil has been traditionally used for centuries, but is unsafe for animal or human consumption. In the early 1970’s, Canadian […]

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Over forty GM plant based food variates have received approval from the USDA and FDA to be grown commercially. Many more have been developed and not commercialized.
Below is a list of some of the GM foods that have come onto the market:
Rapeseed / Canola – Genetically modified to be resistant to herbicides.
Honey – Bees may […]

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http://www.ers.usda.gov/Data/BiotechCrops/
www.csa.com/discoveryguides/gmfood/overview.php
http://www.faqs.org/nutrition/Foo-Hea/Genetically-Modified-Foods.html
http://truefoodnow.org/campaigns/genetically-engineered-foods/ge-crops/
http://www.saynotogmos.org/

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