ARE GMO FOODS ON THE

MARKET SAFE TO EAT?

GMO'S AND Yes. GMO foods are
YOUR carefully studied before
HEALTH they are sold to the
public to ensure they
are as safe as the foods
Feed your mind we currently eat. These
studies show that GMOs
Get more information about
do not affect you
GMOs at
www.fda.gov/feedyourmind. .
differently than non-
GMO foods.

WHAT IS GMO?
A GMO (genetically modified
organism) is a plant, animal,
or microorganism that has
had its genetic material
(DNA) changed using
technology that generally
involves the specific
modification of DNA,
including the transfer of
specific DNA from one
organism to another.
Scientists often refer to this
process as genetic
engineering.
 Do GMO's cause Did you know?
allergies or allergic
The way GMO's are created allows
reactions? scientists to know precisely which
No. Most food allergies are caused by new proteins are produced in a plant.
allergens found in just nine foods: Scientists perform tests to make sure
peanuts, tree nuts, milk, eggs, wheat, these proteins are not allergens. This
soy, shellfish, sesame, and fish. For type of testing, called allergenicity
example, soy is an allergenic food testing, is always part Of the process
available GMO version. If you are for developing GMO's. Also, FDA
allergic to foods made with traditional
regulations ensure that foods derived
(non-GMO) soy, you will be allergic to
from GMO's must be as safe as' the
foods made with GMO soy. If you’re not
non-GMO's you eat. Some people
allergic to foods made with traditional
soy, you won’t be allergic to foods
wonder if the cases of celiac disease
made with GMO soy. Scientists are rising because of GMO’s. is a
developing GMO's run tests to make serious condition that affects the
sure allergens aren’t transferred from digestive It is caused by an abnormal
one food to another. Research shows immune response to gluten, a protein
that GMO foods are no more likely to found in wheat, rye, and barley. There
cause allergies than non-GMOs. is no GMO wheat, rye, Or barley
available for sale to consumers in the
Do GMO's affect United States today:

your health?
GMO crops are not changed in ways
that would increase the risk of cancer
GMO foods are as healthful and
for the humans or animals that eat
safe to eat as their non-GMO
them. An analysis of data by the
counterparts. Some GMO plants,
have actually been modified to National Academies Of Sciences,
improve their nutritional value. An Engineering. and Medicine found that
example is GMO soybeans with patterns Of change in cancer rates in
healthier oils that can be used to the United States are similar to
replace oils that contain trans fats. Europe and the united Kingdom,
Since GMO foods were introduced where people eat less GMO foods.
in the 1990s, research has shown Cancer rates are not connected with
that they are just as safe as non- eating GMO's.
GMO foods. Additionally, research
shows that GMO plants fed to farm
animals are as safe as non-GMO
animal food.