Americans Don’t Trust Scientists’ Take On Food Issues
A new survey finds strong public support for organic food and suspicion of GMO's -- regardless of whether people vote Republican or Democratic. Also, people don't trust scientists much at all.
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A new survey finds strong public support for organic food and suspicion of GMO's -- regardless of whether people vote Republican or Democratic. Also, people don't trust scientists much at all.
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A Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting analysis of the USDA data found that Monsanto has been responsible for introducing 37 different genetically engineered seeds approved by the USDA. That number is about one-third of all USDA-approved GMOs. Most of those approved seeds have been for corn, soybean and cotton.
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