Myth

Do genetically modified (GM) foods cause cancer?

Fact

There’s no evidence that eating genetically modified foods causes cancer in humans
GM foods are not common in the UK
The main use of UK GM crops, such as maize and soybean, is in animal feed
There’s no evidence that genetically modified (GM) foods cause cancer in humans. And there aren’t any good explanations for how GM foods could cause cancer.

In the US, where GM foods are more common, we haven’t seen more cases of cancer linked to their introduction in the 1990s.

Topic

GMO

Label

Q&A

URL

https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/causes-of-cancer/cancer-myths/do-genetically-modified-foods-cause-cancer