Do the biotech proteins animals eat show up in their milk, meat, or eggs?
The biotech proteins found in grain from genetically enhanced crops are not passed along by animals in the food products they produce. As with any other protein, these biotech proteins are completely broken down in the animal’s digestive system. Q:How do you know there won’t be any long-term consequences to humans or animals from the consumption of food or feed that contains the products of biotech plants? A: While no one can prove a negative outcome, we are making sure the risk is as close to zero as possible by asking the right questions up front and completing the right tests to determine the safety of these crops. We conduct a vast array of analytical tests over a period of years, and the results of those tests are closely analyzed by U.S. and international regulatory officials before we receive commercialization approval. Through these tests we have determined that the new proteins in biotech grains show no similarity to known toxins or allergens; they are present in very low leve
