... . Also, some soy bean plants are modified so they produce a toxin that is harmful to insects, therefore eliminating the need for pesticides (http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2000/100_bio.html). It almost seems as though the benefits outweigh the cons in this situation. Crops can also be genetically modified to be best resistant. Insects are devastating to crops and ... ...

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... the government thinks about this issue, but we wanted to get an independent sense of what consumers thought," said Les Dames spokeswoman Saralie Slonksy at a meeting in New York about bio-engineered foods (QTD Eisner). GM food first came out in1992. The Drug Administration categorized these type of food safe and no different that other food, for that reason not requiring ... ...

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