to dictate policy to the U.S. regulatory the U.S. are made with one of these four residues. Almost 70% of GM crops are
agencies. They do so by making dona- ingredients or their derivatives, most herbicide tolerant.
tions, lobbying, advertising and main- American-made packaged foods are not The second GM trait is a built-in
taining personal connections. Oddly allowed in many markets. pesticide, found in GM corn and cotton.
enough, instead of creating a solution A gene from a soil bacterium is inserted
to the trade deficit in this country, GM Protect Yourself from GM Food into the plant’s DNA, where it secretes
crops have been a disaster for U.S. trade. insect-killing toxin in every cell. Rough-
Major retailers and food manufacturers There are 8 GM food crops that exist ly 20% of GM crops produce their own
around the world have removed GM in- today. The five major ones are soy, corn, pesticide; another 13% produce a pesti-
gredients from their brands in response canola, cotton, and sugar beets. Each of cide and an herbicide.
to consumer pressure. Since it is virtu- these has been modified by the inser- The other three GM crops are Hawai-
ally impossible to segregate GM crops tion of a bacterial gene which allows ian papaya, zucchini, and yellow crook-
from non-GM crops, more and more the plant to survive an otherwise deadly neck squash, which are engineered to
overseas buyers have rejected all soy, dose of weed killer. Farmers use much resist a plant virus. These occur in much
corn, canola, and cotton from the U.S. higher doses of herbicides in these GM smaller amounts but still pose the same
and Canada. As most processed foods in crops so the food has higher herbicide health risks.
Although some American Manufac-
turers are voluntarily labeling their foods
as “Non-GMO,” there are no regulations
governing the label hence this is not a
guarantee that the product is complete-
ly GMO-free. For instance, non-GMO
crops may be contaminated with GMO
seed. Other products may have the label
but still have 1-2 percent GMOs pres-
ent. The following tips can help you and
your families avoid GM crops:
TIP #1: BUY ORGANIC
Certified organic products, by law, are
not allowed to contain any GMO prod-
ucts. When products are labeled “organ-
ic,” “100% organic,” “certified organic,”
or “made with organic ingredients,” all
ingredients in these products are not al-
lowed to be produced from GMOs. In
addition, products labeled as “made
with organic ingredients” only require
70% of the ingredients to be organic,
but all must still be non-GMO.
TIP #2: LOOK FOR
“NON-GMO” LABELS
But read the label carefully! Some
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