The Conscious Eater’s Guide to
W
orldwide, GMO crops are grown on about 280
million acres, almost entirely in corn and soybeans
grown for animal feed, industrial chemicals and
plant-based fuels. The main thing to know about GMOs is
GMOs
that they are made by the chemical industry, for the chemical
industry, and sold to farmers for weed and pest control.
We now eat GMOs in our breakfast cereals and corn
chips because in the United States the industrial agriculture
system mixes crops from many sources during production
and manufacturing. GMOs are now in just about anything
made with corn, soy or canola, as well as oil from cotton-
seed. Most of the meat, eggs and dairy products we eat come
from animals fed GMOs. The only fresh GMO food being
sold right now is a mushy papaya from Hawaii; the GMO
spud was a dud and other fresh GMOs have failed in the
by Claire Hope Cummings
marketplace.
Choosing to eat a healthy diet can be
How GMOs Came to Market
a challenge, especially when it comes
GMOs were developed by large agrochemical multinational
to sorting out the controversies
corporations like Monsanto, Dow, DuPont, Sygenta and
surrounding genetically engineered Bayer. These companies are not known for their commitment
foods. Genetically Modifi ed
to public health and environmental safety. They continue to
Organisms (GMOs), were fi rst grown
lobby against government regulations and work to under-
commercially in the United States in
mine the public research system. As a result, they have been
able to put GMOs on the market without appropriate health
1996. Now, the Center for Food Safety
and environmental testing and safety measures.
reports that GMOs can be found in about
As part of their marketing strategy, the GMO industry
75 percent of the processed foods sold in also has kept labels off their products in the United States,
our local supermarkets.
even though the Center for Food Safety reports that polls
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