Every day, more and more Americans are becoming aware of genetically modified organisms - GMOs - and the frightening reality of a mainstream food supply that is for many intents and purposes, poisonous. Due to this welcome new awareness, organic foods are growing in popularity faster than ever before. Recent data provides that the majority of Americans, when given the choice, will choose to avoid eating genetically modified foods, and are seeking out organic options more often as the rule, rather than the exception. The FDA, in spite of this information, does not require disclosure from food manufacturers when their products contain genetically modified content. This is disturbing indeed, but, there is a reliable way to more effectively avoid brands that are guilty of peddling GM goods. The way to do this is to seek out and purchase products that have been awarded the distinction of being Certified Organic by the USDA. (Read More.....)

Different types of genetically modified foods are easily amiable in the market. Many people are under the opinion that consuming genetically modified foods is unsafe for humans and can cause a lot of hazards to the environment. Though a lot of studies have been carried out in this aspect, no conclusions have been reached about it. So there are no proper guidelines for selling such kinds of foods in the market. Genetically altered foods are those which are altered at the DNA level. They are modified using certain precise technology developed by the scientists. The modifications are usually done to make the foods easier to produce and market. Most of the common types of foods that are genetically modified are tomatoes, corn and soybeans to name a few. Such crops are also produced to make them pest resistant and yield more. However, there are many potential disadvantages related to the genetically modified foods. Read on to find out why avoid eating genetically modified foods. (Read More.....)

When are organic products not really organic?  Well, when you buy them at the organic food store but it turns out that they were made in China.  Yep, that's right.  A major news investigation has revealed that many of the "organic foods" that you are buying at organic food stores are actually made in China.  It turns out that Whole Foods (the largest organic food chain in the United States) is selling a large number of "organic foods" that are actually produced across the globe in China.  Of course the notification that the product is made in China is in small lettering on the back of the package, so most consumers never have any idea that the organic product that they just purchased was grown half a world away. (Read More.....)

It would be impossible to recall genetically modified mosquitoes or fish, or bee's once they're released into nature.  They have created glow in the dark cats, and fish, where the damage of playing with DNA once done, and cannot be reversed when natural reproduction occurs.  Much of the foods we eat have been genetically modified to withstand herbicides and pesticides, creating new organisms that never existed before.  The GVT, and corporations which are allowing this to happen are changing the makeup of our food, and more importantly changing our DNA.  Food such as soy, corn and canola oil have been genetically modified.  (Read More.....)