Genetically
Estimated by the USDA:
Modified
91% of Soy
87% of Cotton
75% of Canola
Foods
73% of Corn
Genetically Modified!
What
Are
G
MOs (or “genetically modified organisms”) are organ-
isms that have been created through the gene-splicing
We
techniques of biotechnology (also called genetic en-
gineering, or GE). This science allows DNA from one species
Eating?
to be injected into another species in a laboratory, creating
combinations of plant, animal, bacteria, and viral genes that
do not occur in nature or through traditional crossbreeding
methods.
According to the FDA, as much as 75 percent of processed
food in the United States may contain components from ge-
netically modified crops. Despite the abundance of products
with genetically modified ingredients, a Pew Initiative study
on food and biotechnology shows that 59 percent of Ameri-
cans are unfamiliar with the issue of genetically modified in-
gredients in food.
According to a recent report compiled from U.S. Depart-
Julie Milunic
ment of Agriculture (USDA) data, the growing of genetically
engineered crops has led to a 383 million pound increase in
U.S. pesticide use during the time period spanning from 1996
to 2008. The Organic Center (TOC), the Union for Concerned
up in farmers' fields. When farmers respond by increasing pes-
Scientists (UCS), and the Center for Food Safety (CFS) jointly
ticide use, ever-stronger "superweeds" continue to appear.
released the report that illustrates the environmental hazards
GMO seeds are significantly more expensive than natural
posed by the farming of GMO crops.
seeds and have been continuing to climb in price over the
Since their initial unveiling, GMOs have been touted by
years. Big AgriBio defends the higher costs by suggesting the
the agricultural biotechnology industry as the discovery that
farmer benefit from not having to use as much pesticide on
will end world hunger and improve the environment. Nothing
GMO crops. The reality is that farmers are using much more
could be further from the truth. Among their many other nega-
pesticides in order to fight superweeds.
tive consequences, "herbicide-tolerant" (HT) GMO crops have
Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto's RoundUp
resulted in new herbicide-resistant weeds that are sprouting
herbicide, is no longer effective at treating the weeds that result
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