United States has taken the opposite approach, giving biotech
companies free rein. Based on statements and limited research
provided by the biotech industry itself, the U.S. government
has even gone so far as to make official statements that
there is no difference between GMOs and natural foods.
More and more studies are proving this terribly wrong,
linking GMOs and the chemicals used with them to a
long list of health and environmental issues, from al-
lergies and birth defects to “superweeds.”
What is worse is that unsuspecting Americans
have no real way to tell if a product contains
GMOs. Unlike most other developed coun-
tries, such as the EU, Japan, South Korea,
Brazil and others, the United States
doesn't require labeling to inform
consumers that a product contains
GMOs. Currently, the USDA
organic regulation, which for-
bids the use of GMOs, is the
only legislation that protects
consumers from GMOs. Yet,
even organic is being threat-
ened as the U.S. government
continues to allow GMOs to be
grown without restrictions, in-
creasing the risk of contamination on organic farms.
With over 300 million people unknowingly ingesting
hundreds of thousands of products containing GMOs,
Americans have become the guinea pigs in one of the largest
science experiments ever performed.
