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Are Genetically Engineered Foods Safe to Eat?

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Are Genetically Engineered Foods Safe to Eat?

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GE food companies and others have conducted a number of tests to determine food safety and that testing has not uncovered any evidence of harm. Those tests have included short-term high-dose animal feeding studies of the GE protein, determining whether and how quickly the GE protein is broken down in the stomach (which prevents exposure to the rest of the body), and testing the levels of a number of naturally occurring plant components to make sure they have not been changed in the GE crop. While some of the tests have not always used the best available methods, together the results indicate that current GE crops are safe. In addition to safety testing, other information about current GE proteins suggests that they are unlikely to cause harm. For example, the bacterial protein added to herbicide tolerant soybeans is very similar to a protein already found in soybean and other plants and functions in a similar manner. The Bt protein in insect-resistant plants comes from a bacterium used

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