Are modified fruits and vegetables safe for people to eat?
Most people have actually been eating Genetically Modified foods for several years, without knowing the difference between “regular food” and GM food. And people can’t tell the difference between “regular” and GM food because there is not much of a difference. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration does not treat GM food any differently than ordinary, non-modified food. The American Medical Association, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, U.S. National Academy of Sciences and many other groups have wholly endorsed and commended the use of GM food in public venues. As for the lurking fear of growing two heads after nibbling on a GM carrot, examining the science behind biotechnology can dismiss this worry. As The Children’s Museum will help convey, foods produced through biotechnology do not present any health concerns and, in fact, may be able to alleviate food allergies. Soybean allergies, the number one children’s allergy, followed by the ever-present peanut allerg
