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A screenshot shared on Instagram purports to show a tweet from Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. stating that genetically modified organisms (GMOs) will be banned in the U.S. beginning on January 20, 2025.
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In the United States support or opposition or skepticism about GMO food is not divided by traditional partisan (liberal/conservative) lines, but young adults are more likely to have negative opinions on genetically modified food than older adults. [50]
The safety of GMOs has been described as the "most visible and contentious" public debate regarding food production technologies used in the U.S. food supply chain. [3] In a January 2013 New York Times poll, 93 percent of respondents said that foods containing GMOs or genetically engineered ingredients should be identified. [4]
Monsanto, headquartered in Creve Coeur, Missouri, is the largest producer of genetically engineered seed.Monsanto has been involved in high-profile lawsuits, as both plaintiff and defendant, and its current and former biotechnology products, its lobbying of government agencies, and its history as a chemical company have made it a controversial corporation. [18]
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The CBCP issued a statement in response stating that the Pope had not endorsed GMOs. [20] In 2009 Bishop Vicente Navarra of the Diocese of Bacolod in the Philippines issued a pastoral letter calling on the Negros Occidental and Bacolod City governments to continue banning the entry of GMO products. [21]
Séralini, a professor of molecular biology at the University of Caen, is president of the scientific advisory board of the Committee of Research and Independent Information on Genetic Engineering (CRIIGEN), which opposes genetically modified food (GM food).