Are foods produced using biotechnology as safe to eat as foods produced using traditional plant-breeding practices?
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. A number of prestigious U.S. and international scientific bodies – including the U.S. National Academies of Science, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Health Organization, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the American Medical Association, the American Dietetic Association, the Council on Agricultural Science and Technology, the Institute for Food Technologists, the International Council for Science and the British Medical Association – have determined that biotech crops are as safe as similar crops improved through traditional and organic breeding methods. In fact, because scientists know more about the changes being made using biotechnology, these foods may be
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