Q&A: ‘Are you worried about GMOs in the United States?’

Mariel Alexander, 33, Account Manager, San Francisco, USA: I personally would like to see it labeled so I can make an informed decision. We don't know what sort of thing it will do to our bodies in the long-term; it might cause cancer or other health issues. It might ... disrupt the natural environment and displace, for lack of better word, "real" plants. (Epoch Times)

Some worry about the unknown long-term effects of genetically modified organisms (GMO) as the United States grows GM corn and other food products. Some say mankind has been selectively breeding for centuries, playing around with genes this way. This is what Epoch Times reporters in California and North Carolina discovered when they asked locals:

Are you worried about genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the United States?

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