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Mainland Canada is one of the world's largest producers of GM canola [2] and also grows GM maize, soybean and sugarbeet. [3] Health Canada, under the Food and Drugs Act, and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency [4] are responsible for evaluating the safety and nutritional value of genetically modified foods.
Of the 111 hectares of soybean grown worldwide in 2014, 82% was genetically modified in some way. Seventeen countries grew a total of 55.2 million hectares of genetically modified maize and fifteen grew 23.9 hectares of genetically modified cotton. Nine million hectares of genetically modified canola was grown with 8 million of those in Canada.
Modified starch, also called starch derivatives, is prepared by physically, enzymatically, or chemically treating native starch to change its properties. [1] Modified starches are used in practically all starch applications, such as in food products as a thickening agent, stabilizer or emulsifier; in pharmaceuticals as a disintegrant; or as ...
Despite significant popular support for the labeling of genetically modified foods in recent polls, when it came time to vote on election day, Californians rejected Proposition 37, which would ...
The paper concluded that rats fed the modified maize had severe health problems, including liver and kidney damage and large tumors. [239] The study provoked widespread criticism. Séralini held a press conference just before the paper was released in which he announced the release of a book and a movie. [240]
Mendocino County, California, was the first jurisdiction in the United States to ban the cultivation, production or distribution of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). [1] The ordinance, entitled Measure H, was passed by referendum on March 2, 2004.
Proposition 37 was a California ballot measure rejected in California at the statewide election on November 6, 2012. [2] This initiative statute would have required labeling of genetically engineered food, with some exceptions. It would have disallowed the practice of labeling genetically engineered food with the word "natural."
The owners of the California gas station who sold the fifth largest Mega Millions ticket in history on Friday were elated to learn their store had played a small part in the $1.22 billion jackpot ...