Genetically modified (GM) foods are foodstuffs produced from genetically modified organisms (GMO) that have had their DNA altered through genetic engineering. GM Foods were first put on the market in the early1990s. The most common modified foods are derived from plants: soybean, corn, canola and cotton seed oil and wheat.Controversies surrounding GM foods and crops commonly focus on human and environmental safety, labeling and consumer choice, intellectual property rights, ethics, food security, poverty reduction, and environmental conservation.

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According to a new report by the International Food Information Council (IFIC), less than one quarter of American consumers believe that biotech foods are currently available in supermarkets, when in fact nearly 100% of supermarkets contain foods which have ingredients that have been genetically modified.

Susan Watts investigates the second generation of genetically modified crops. These are being grown not for food, but to produce pharmaceuticals, engine oil and even to detect hidden landmines. Companies are promising low-cost vaccines which will benefit the poor in the developing world and environmental benefits in the form of non-polluting lubric

UK based GM Watch which provides information about genetically modified food and crops has found its recent appeal for funds hampered by someone launching a denial of service attack.

Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced that U.S. supplies of long-grain rice had become contaminated with a genetically engineered variety not approved for human consumption. "If we become aware of any new information to suggest that food or feed is unsafe, we will take action," Johanns said.Me thinks its a little to late Mr Johanns