Genetically engineered foods, or genetically modified organisms (GMOs), have been approved as safe in the United States since the early 1990s, but more than 20 years later, many doctors are questioning that stance.
The controversy came to light after Greenpeace posted on its blog a strongly worded attack on the project, describing it as turning children into “guinea pigs.” The product tested was Golden Rice.
A biotech company’s bid to market a genetically modified apple that doesn’t brown when sliced is prompting concern among conventional and organic fruit growers in B.C.’s Okanagan.
A Canadian government proposal that would allow in low levels of contamination from genetically modified foods from other countries is raising concerns among activist groups.