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Are foods produced using biotechnology as safe to eat as foods produced using traditional breeding practices?

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Are foods produced using biotechnology as safe to eat as foods produced using traditional breeding practices?

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Yes. For over two decades, the products of biotechnology have been assessed for safety using science-based regulatory and nonregulatory mechanisms developed over the last half century for all crop plants. Biotechnology plants and foods are among the most tested in history.