75% of Americans Don't Know They're Eating Genetically Engineered Foods
According to the Pew Initiative on Food & Biotechnology, most Americans don't realize they're eating genetically engineered foods.
89% of soybeans and 61% of corn acreage in the U.S. is currently genetically engineered (and soy lecithin and corn syrup are found in many mainstream food products). Despite this, 75% of people surveyed don't think they've ever eaten food with genetically engineered ingredients.
- The survey—currently in its fifth year—also found that 51% of those polled are opposed to animal cloning.
- Only 29% said they trust the FDA, which is a strong drop from 41% in 2001.
Just like past years, the survey results show that most Americans have very little knowledge about how widespread genetically engineered ingredients are in foods.
Filed under Healthy Living, Organic Farming, Sustainable Agriculture by on Dec 17th, 2006. Comment.
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This is scary. Is this because the big food companies try to cover up the facts? After watching Food Inc I would definitely say yes it is.