Myth

The technology behind the creation of gmos makes it unsafe.

Fact

THE TECHNOLOGY THAT CREATES GMOS IS A TOOL OF SCIENCE. IN THE 1980S, THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES DECLARED THAT THE PROCESS OF GENETIC ENGINEERING IS NOT INHERENTLY HAZARDOUS. “Harms are always caused by things, not by processes,” Alan McHughen says. “It’s the final product that has to be assessed [for safety]. It’s possible to use genetic engineering to introduce toxins into a food crop that doesn’t traditionally carry those toxins. But if the technology is used instead to, say, increase vitamin A in the food, then that’s probably a beneficial product.”

Topic

GMO

Label

FALSE

URL

https://magazinearchive.ucr.edu/155