Source: GENETIC LITERACY PROJECT

Critics of agricultural biotechnology argue that foods whose seeds were produced using genetic engineering have never been properly tested, largely because the companies that develop GMO crops are responsible for evaluating the safety of their own products. They claim that safety studies in the United States, the world’s largest market for biotech seeds, are not required and when they are done, they are funded by the companies. This situation, critics say, presents a serious conflict of interest, because biotech companies cannot be trusted to conduct the studies objectively.

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