The left is in a frenzy over
the American agricultural biotechnology corporation Monsanto and other agribusinesses that
tinker with crop genetics. Is there any truth to their scare stories asserting
that we’re being poisoned with “Frankenfood,” breeding new strains of superbugs
and superpests?
Genetically modified crops,
known as GMOs (genetically modified organisms), have been used by American
farmers since the mid-1990s in order to increase crop yields and reduce the use
of pesticides. The FDA has approved their use. Today, 70-80 percent of grocery
products in the U.S. include genetically engineered ingredients. In contrast,
only 5 percent of the food sold in Europe contains GMOs, due to governmental
restrictions. To read more....
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