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What Food Companies Don't Want You To Know About Genetically Modified Foods
By Craig
GMOs, or genetically modified foods, have been making their way into our food supply since the 1990s without any indications on labels. If you think you have been eating only "natural" food to avoid this, you may be mistaken.
Labeling is a main issue, both for consumers that want the facts and the companies that want to hide the facts, and rightly so, as how do we know what we are eating if it is not clearly labeled. In the USA and around the world, consumers are wanting to know more about what foods contain GE (genetically engineered) elements but are being stone-walled by some food companies (usually the largest ones) and a lack of hard legislation.
Over the last 15 years, controversy and protests have swirled around genetically engineered foods. In 2001, in an act of frustration, citizens in 10 cities across America partook in a guerrilla action by going to the nearest large grocery store and slapping their own warning labels on foods suspected of containing genetically engineered ingredients.
But it is not the stores that are averse to labeling, it is the companies that produce or distribute the food, as they know from research that people will think twice about buying the food or reject it altogether. In general, it is the large food companies that are using the GE foods, so if you can't remember who does and who doesn't use them, go for the smaller companies that are certified organic.
GE Foods have been available since the 1990s, with the principal ones being derived from soybeans, corn, canola and cottonseed. From that list you will notice that the oil from those plants makes up a key ingredient in a large percentage of food, even as just a portion of that product.
The first commercially grown genetically modified food crop was the FlavrSavr tomato and was released into the market in 1994 without any special labeling. This type of infiltration has continued unchecked and unnoticed, except for perhaps by the knowledgable consumer.
It is estimated that about a third of the corn grown in the US is GE. Although most is designated for animal feed, GE corn is making its way
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