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Safety of GMO foods:

> The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reviews all foods on a case-by-case basis to ensure that they meet nutritional and safety standards. In certain cases, the Environmental Protection Agency steps in to ensure that biotech crops with built-in protection against pests and diseases has no harmful effects on human safety and the environment. And the U.S. Department of Agriculture approves applications for and oversees testing of biotech crops in the field. If the crops are approved, the USDA also oversees the sale of biotech seeds to growers.

"The Food and Drug Administration is confident that the genetically engineered food products on the U.S. market today are as safe as their conventionally bred counterparts, and the agency is prepared to meet the safety and regulatory challenges presented by new products as they emerge from the laboratory," says Commissioner of Food and Drugs Mark B. McClellan, M.D., Ph.D. 

EFSA Issues Opinions on New GM Maize

> The European Food Safety Authority’s Scientific Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms concluded that a new variety of herbicide-tolerant biotech corn is as safe as conventional maize and is unlikely to have an adverse effect on human or animal health, or on the environment."

http://www.betterfoods.org/

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