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1. Food, genetically modified - World Health Organization (WHO)
Link: https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/food-genetically-modified
Description: WEB1 May 2014 | Q&A. These questions and answers have been prepared by WHO in response to questions and concerns from WHO Member State Governments with regard to the nature and safety of genetically modified food. What are genetically modified (GM) organisms and GM foods? Why are GM foods produced?
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2. GMO Crops, Animal Food, and Beyond | FDA
Link: https://www.fda.gov/food/agricultural-biotechnology/gmo-crops-animal-food-and-beyond
Description: WEBA few fresh fruit and vegetables are available in GMO varieties, including potatoes, summer squash, apples, papayas, and pink pineapples. Although GMOs are in a lot of the foods we eat, most of...
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3. Genetically modified food - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetically_modified_food
Description: WEBGenetically modified foods (GM foods), also known as genetically engineered foods (GE foods), or bioengineered foods are foods produced from organisms that have had changes introduced into their DNA using various methods of genetic engineering.
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4. Pros and cons of GMO foods: Health and environment - Medical …
Link: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/324576
Description: WEBJan 5, 2024 · Pros of GMOs. Claire Plumridge/Getty Images. Manufacturers use genetic modification to give foods desirable traits. Potential advantages of GMO crops include attractiveness to consumers,...
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5. What Are Genetically Modified Foods? - WebMD
Link: https://www.webmd.com/diet/genetically-modified-foods-overview
Description: WEBNov 30, 2022 · Genetically modified foods (or GM foods) are bioengineered foods that contain genetically modified organisms (or GMOs). Learn why scientists are changing food, and hear about the safety...
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6. Genetically modified foods: safety, risks and public concerns—a …
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3791249/
Description: WEBDec 19, 2012 · Some of the foods that are available in the market include cotton, soybean, canola, potatoes, eggplant, strawberries, corn, tomatoes, lettuce, cantaloupe, carrots etc. GM products which are currently in the pipeline include medicines and vaccines, foods and food ingredients, feeds and fibres.
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7. Science and History of GMOs and Other Food Modification Processes
Link: https://www.fda.gov/food/agricultural-biotechnology/science-and-history-gmos-and-other-food-modification-processes
Description: WEBApr 19, 2023 · “GMO” (genetically modified organism) has become the common term consumers and popular media use to describe foods that have been created through genetic engineering. Genetic engineering is...
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8. Genetically modified organism (GMO) | Definition, Examples,
Link: https://www.britannica.com/science/genetically-modified-organism
Description: WEB1 day ago · Genetically modified (GM) foods were first approved for human consumption in the United States in 1994, and by 2014–15 about 90 percent of the corn, cotton, and soybeans planted in the United States were GM. By the end of 2014, GM crops covered nearly 1.8 million square kilometres (695,000 square miles) of land in more than two …
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9. How GMO Crops Impact Our World | FDA - U.S. Food and Drug …
Link: https://www.fda.gov/food/agricultural-biotechnology/how-gmo-crops-impact-our-world
Description: WEBApr 19, 2023 · Since the first genetically engineered crops, or GMOs, for sale to consumers were planted in the 1990s, researchers have tracked their impacts on and off the farm. Why do farmers use GMO crops?
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10. What to Know About GMOs | Genetic Engineering and Society Center
Link: https://ges.research.ncsu.edu/2021/09/what-to-know-about-gmos/
Description: WEBSep 29, 2021 · Genetically modified foods (GM foods) are foods derived from GMOs. GMOs and GM foods can contain foreign genes, or in other words, genes coming from an unrelated species. If the gene you are engineering into a host species comes from an unrelated species, scientists use the term transgenic.
