What You Need to Know about GMOs

According to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Genome Programs, as of 2006, more than half of the world’s genetically modified crops were in the United States.
What You Need to Know about GMOs
Transgenic soy plants are shown here. They are engineered to be resistant to drought and salinity. (Juan Mabromata/AFP/Getty Images)
7/6/2012
Updated:
9/29/2015
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In studies that were conducted on rats and baby chickens in which one group was given entirely GMO feed while the others were given exclusively non-GMO feed, the subjects fed only GMOs all died for unknown reasons.

You would hope that necessary studies on humans would be conducted before products made with these substances are put on the grocery shelf. However, according to Mothers For Natural Law, “There are about 40 varieties of genetically engineered crop approved for marketing in the U.S. As a result, 60–70% of the foods on your grocery shelves contain genetically engineered (GE) components.”

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