Every major international science body in the world has reviewed multiple independent studies—in some cases numbering in the hundreds—in coming to the
consensus conclusion that GMO crops are as safe or safer than conventional or organic foods. But until now, the magnitude of the research on crop biotechnology has never been cataloged. In response to what they believed was an information gap, a team of
Italian scientists summarized
1783 studies about the safety and environmental impacts of GMO foods—a staggering number.
The researchers couldn’t find a single credible example demonstrating that GM foods pose any harm to humans or animals. “The scientific research conducted so far has not detected any significant hazards directly connected with the use of genetically engineered crops,” the scientists concluded.
The research review,
published in
Critical Reviews in Biotechnology in September, spanned only the last decade—from 2002 to 2012—which represents only about a third of the lifetime of GM technology.
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The gene that is inserted into Monstato's GM wheat makes it resistant to the herbicide Roundup Ready, Sneller said. This same gene has been inserted into
GM corn, soybeans and cotton, Sneller said. At least 95 percent of GM soybeans contain this gene, "and they're exported around the world, and there's no health problems at all," Sneller said.
When Monsanto was considering GM wheat, the company consulted with the FDA, and the agency said it had no concerns about the products' safety, Smith said.
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Numerous scientific studies show that
genetically modified crops are safe to eat, Jaffe said.
Americans have been eating GM corn since 1995, and there have been no reports of ill health effects. "We are the big guinea pig, and we're doing fine," Sneller said.
But it is possible to create a GM food that is unsafe -- for instance, researchers could insert a gene that allowed the plant to produce an allergen, or a protein to which some people are allergic.
"We have to consider things on a case-by-case basis, and be vigilant about each new use of genetic engineering," Smith said.
But if the crop seed is GMO, how do we know the grain we buy in store is GMO or non-GMO?
If the yield from a particular seed is better and it happens to be a GMO, the farmer is tempted to plant these seed. At that point do we have a choice?
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