The commercialization of genetically modified foods in the 1990s served as a lightning rod for an ongoing debate over their safety. Despite numerous scientific studies and FDA assurances that GM foods ...

If you eat rice, corn, potatoes or papaya, or cook with canola oil, genetically modified foods could be a larger part of your diet than you realize. Genetically modified (GM) foods are those that have ...

Bioengineered foods, previously known as genetically modified foods, often touted as a solution to global hunger and agricultural challenges, have increasingly found their way into our supermarkets ...

Is altering a crop in a lab the same as altering it on the farm? This image shows control tomatoes' deterioration versus genetically modified tomatoes from a study entitled, "Enhancement of fruit ...

Genetically modified foods are plants or animals that have had genes copied from other plants or animals inserted into their DNA. It’s not a new idea — humans have been tinkering with genes for ...

Mar. 23 -- FRIDAY, March 23 (HealthDay News) -- When you bite into an apple, you pretty much know what you're getting. The same can't be said for many packaged foods, which often contain ingredients ...

The global conservation community is debating whether to ban the release of genetically modified organisms into the wild. Dozens of non-governmental organizations have called for a moratorium on field ...

Genetically modified crops have been on American grocery store shelves for years. Roughly three-quarters of all US soybeans, more than 70 percent of US cotton and more than a third of all the maize ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California voters will soon decide whether to require special labels for food made from genetically modified ingredients, in a closely watched test of consumer attitudes about the ...