ARTICLE: A Useful Guide to Understanding GMOs

The following is an excerpt of a post on the IFIC's Food Insight website exploring some of the common issues surrounding GMOs and food. 

As food producers aim to provide a secure and reliable supply of food for the growing public, food biotechnology advances are evolving fast. Genetically modified food resources are helping farmers, food manufacturers, and companies produce safe, healthy, great-tasting and environmentally-friendly foods. However, understanding how these foods are created, how they end up on our plates, and the science behind the ingredients can be confusing. Below we have some insightful resources to help you understand how GMOs are shaping our food supply. 

• GMO-Free Milk: Is There Really Such a Thing?

• Science Sent: GMOs Are Safe to Eat

• No Matter the Food, Ingredients Produced with Biotechnology Are As Safe As "Non-GMO"

• Purdue University Sees What a "Ban" on GMOs Would Look Like [INFOGRAPHIC]

• Biotech Foods are Safe. Says Who? [INFOGRAPHIC]

• Then vs. Now: Our Favorite Foods Before and After Genetic Modification

• Food Biotechnology Videos

To read the entire post, please visit  IFIC's Food Insight website.