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Is It Bad For Us To Be Eating Genetically Modified Foods?

Holy crap — I've been eating genetically modified food. Where? In the sugar in my morning coffee. In the canola oil I cook with. And in the good old inexpensive American beer we've resorted to in wallet-pinching times.


There is growing evidence of GM food being harmful, says Smith, who points to increased allergies in humans, as well as liver, immune, and reproductive problems in laboratory animals, and examples of death and sterility in farm animals fed GM corn. There's another example of the insidiousness of GM food — it has entered our food supply as animal feed. Yet farmers report that animals will avoid GM when given a choice, says Smith.

But Smith offers a hopeful message. He believes that just 5 percent of consumers can create a tipping point to stop food manufacturers from using GM food. “There are no consumer benefits,” he says. What can you do to avoid GM foods? Look for products carrying the GMO-free label. Avoid soy, corn and cotton and canola oils — above 90 percent of all these crops are GM. Choose cane sugar or local, organically raised honey. Beware also of GM Hawaiian papaya and some zucchini and yellow crookneck squash. For more info, go to http://action.responsibletechnology.org.