Myths about GMO

GMOs Aren’t Safe and Haven’t Been Studied GMOs have been heavily studied, and there is no evidence that eating GMOs harms humans. In fact, we’ve been eating GMOs for more than 20 years, probably before many people knew what GMO meant. The first FDA-approved, commercially available GMO food was the Flavr Savr tomato. Released in 1994, scientists found a way to make this type of tomato last longer by using an altered copy of a ripening gene. Genetically modified crops have gone through more scrutiny and evaluation than any other group of plants that humans consume. There are no peer-reviewed studies that show GMOs are harmful, but there are studies that show they’re safe to consume. In addition, nearly every major food safety authority in the world has released a statement on the safety of genetically modified crops. The American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS) said that “consuming foods containing ingredients derived from GM crops is no riskier than consuming the same foods containing ingredients from crop plants modified by conventional plant improvement techniques.” The statement goes on to say that scientific evidence proves that GM potatoes, rice, soy, and corn are just as nutritious as their non-GM counterparts. #GMO #GeneticModification #GeneticEngineering #Genetics #DNA #breeding