How Do You Avoid Genetically Modified Foods?
• Become familiar with the most common applications of genetic modification. These are the products (and their derivatives) that are most likely to be genetically modified: • Soybeans – Gene taken from bacteria (Agrobacterium sp. strain CP4) and inserted into soybeans to make them more resistant to herbicides.[1] See How to Live With a Soy Allergy for more information on avoiding soy products • Corn – There are two main varieties of GE corn. One has a Gene from the lepidoptera pathogen microorganism Bacillus thuringiensis inserted to produce the Bt toxin, which poisons insect pests.[2] There are also several events which are resistant to various herbicide. Present in high fructose corn syrup and glucose/fructose which is prevalent in a wide variety of foods in America. • Rapeseed/Canola – Gene added/transferred to make crop more resistant to herbicide. • Sugar beets – Gene added/transferred to make crop more resistant to Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide. • Rice – Genetically modified to re
