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GMO FAQ
Agricultural biotechnology frequently asked questions
Fundamentals
What are GMOs?
Which genetically engineered crops are approved in the U.S.?
Where are GMOs grown and banned?
How does genetic engineering differ from conventional breeding?
What are CRISPR and other New Breeding Techniques (NBTs)?
Why is there controversy over GMO foods but not GMO drugs?
Farming & Food
Are GMOs necessary to feed the world?
Can genetic engineering improve crop yields?
What are “Superweeds”?
Do GMOs cause “superweeds”?
Are GMOs to blame for the mass suicides of Indian farmers?
What is nutritionally enhanced Golden Rice and why is it controversial?
Health & Safety
Are GMOs safe?
Are organic foods healthier than conventional foods?
Is glyphosate (Roundup) dangerous?
Why are there no long-term GMO safety studies or studies on humans?
Are most GMO safety studies funded by industry?
Should we be concerned about the ‘Séralini studies’ that purport to show GMOs and glyphosate can cause severe harm?
Sustainability
Are organic and non-GMO farming more sustainable than farming using GMOs?
Can GMOs rescue threatened plants and crops?
Do GMOs encourage monoculture cropping and reduce biodiversity?
Is the Monarch butterfly threatened with extinction by herbicide resistant GMOs?
Labeling
How are GMOs labeled around the world?
Why has the U.S. FDA opposed mandatory GMO labeling?
Why are many cheeses, wines, beers, vitamins and oils—made with GMO ingredients—labeled or banned in some jurisdictions and not others?
Regulation
Should genetically engineered seeds be patented?
What does it take to bring a new GM product to market?
Does Monsanto sue farmers who save patented seeds or mistakenly grow GMOs?
Do Monsanto and Big Ag control crop research and world food supply?
What’s the controversy over ‘terminator’ seeds?
How are governments regulating CRISPR and New Breeding Technologies (NBTs)?
Fundamentals
What are GMOs?
Which genetically engineered crops are approved in the U.S.?
Where are GMOs grown and banned?
How does genetic engineering differ from conventional breeding?
What are CRISPR and other New Breeding Techniques (NBTs)?
Why is there controversy over GMO foods but not GMO drugs?
Farming & Food
Are GMOs necessary to feed the world?
Can genetic engineering improve crop yields?
What are “Superweeds”?
Do GMOs cause “superweeds”?
Are GMOs to blame for the mass suicides of Indian farmers?
What is nutritionally enhanced Golden Rice and why is it controversial?
Health & Safety
Are GMOs safe?
Are organic foods healthier than conventional foods?
Is glyphosate (Roundup) dangerous?
Why are there no long-term GMO safety studies or studies on humans?
Are most GMO safety studies funded by industry?
Should we be concerned about the ‘Séralini studies’ that purport to show GMOs and glyphosate can cause severe harm?
Sustainability
Are organic and non-GMO farming more sustainable than farming using GMOs?
Can GMOs rescue threatened plants and crops?
Do GMOs encourage monoculture cropping and reduce biodiversity?
Is the Monarch butterfly threatened with extinction by herbicide resistant GMOs?
Labeling
How are GMOs labeled around the world?
Why has the U.S. FDA opposed mandatory GMO labeling?
Why are many cheeses, wines, beers, vitamins and oils—made with GMO ingredients—labeled or banned in some jurisdictions and not others?
Regulation
Should genetically engineered seeds be patented?
What does it take to bring a new GM product to market?
Does Monsanto sue farmers who save patented seeds or mistakenly grow GMOs?
Do Monsanto and Big Ag control crop research and world food supply?
What’s the controversy over ‘terminator’ seeds?
How are governments regulating CRISPR and New Breeding Technologies (NBTs)?
Sustainability
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Are organic and non-GMO farming more sustainable than farming using GMOs?
Can GMOs rescue threatened plants and crops?
Do GMOs encourage monoculture cropping and reduce biodiversity?
Are pesticides threatening bees?
Do Bt (insect-resistant) crops pose a threat to human health and the environment?
Do GMO farmers “douse” their fields in agrochemicals?
Is the Monarch butterfly threatened with extinction by herbicide resistant GMOs?