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GMO foods deemed “generally safe” by major science board
Tinkering with genetics doesn’t create “Frankenfood” monsters
WASHINGTON — A major scientific advisory board has declared that genetically manipulated food remains generally safe for humans and the environment.
The National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine concludes that tinkering with the genetic instructions of what we eat doesn’t produce the “Frankenfood” monster some opponents claim.
Nor is it feeding with the world with substantially increased yields, as proponents promised.
The report says with the line between engineered and natural foods blurring, thanks to newer techniques such as gene editing, regulators need to make their safety focus more on the end-product of the food that’s made rather than the nuts and bolts of how it’s made.
The report’s authors said labels aren’t needed for food safety reasons but could be justified for other reasons, much like made-in-America stickers.