GMOs are used only in industrial, chemical-intensive agriculture.
The technology of genetic engineering can be used in multiple ways, including reducing pesticides. Today many GMO crops are being bred in developing countries by public sector scientists who are working to…
GMOs are not adequately tested
Governments everywhere employ strict biosafety protocols to ensure that any new GM product poses no threat to human or animal health, or the environment. These protocols include laboratory and field tests that…
GMOs are harmful to the environment.
Farmers who grow GMO commodity crops, like soy and corn, do less tilling, which reduces topsoil loss, erosion, and the associated runoff of fertilizer. They also can cultivate pest-resistant GMO crops, like…
Gm crops are too new, so we don’t know if they’re safe.
FACT: THERE HAVE BEEN THOUSANDS OF GLOBAL STUDIES ON THE SAFETY OF GMOS. NONE HAVE CREDIBLY SHOWN THAT GM FOODS HARM HUMANS OR ANIMALS.[8][9] Regulatory agencies around the world and in Canada…
If Patented GMO Seeds Accidentally Grow on Your Property, You Could Be Sued
Like many of the fears about GMOs, this is one that has a germ of truth in it. In 1999, agribusiness giant Monsanto sued a Canadian organic canola farmer, Percy Schmeiser, for…
Altered Genes From GMO Plants Invariably Will Spread and Cause Havoc
It’s possible to conjure up all sorts of terrifying scenarios. What if a GMO gene that causes resistance to antibiotics somehow is transferred from a food into pathogenic bacteria in your gastrointestinal…
GMO Crops Pose a Health Risk to People With Allergies
This was one of the first big fears that people had about GMOs. If you know that you’re deathly allergic to peanuts, you’ll probably stay away from peanut butter. But if a…
GMO Crops Are Dangerous Since They Contain Toxic Substances
Some GMOs — for example, a variety called Bt corn — actually do contain a pest-killing toxin. That may sound pretty dangerous, until you stop to consider that unlike, say, chemical insecticides…
There’s Solid Evidence That GMO Foods Cause Cancer
Not exactly. A 2012 French study found that rats fed a lifetime diet of genetically modified corn that made it resistant to the herbicide Roundup— or else given water containing Roundup —…
Gmos aren’t as nutritious as traditional crops.
FACT: GMO CROPS HAVE THE SAME NUTRITIONAL VALUE AS TRADITIONAL CROPS. IN SOME CASES, THEY’RE BRED TO BE EVEN HEALTHIER.[4][5] Along with being safe, GMOs are also just as healthy as traditional…
