Food Fight: GMOs vs. Non-GMOs
Americans have now been consuming genetically modified organisms for 20 years. They account for 80% of processed foods today. But the battle on whether they are safe or not continues. "GMOs have actually been around since the 1970s," says Dr. Robert Fraley, CTO of Monsanto, "and the track record has been superb." Megan Westgate, director of the Non-GMO Project, says, "genetic engineering specifically involves rearranging DNA in ways that don't happen in conventional breeding, that can't happen in nature." One thing they both agree on: consumers should have choice.
