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dixiegrrrrl

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6. This might interest you...
Sun Nov 16, 2014, 02:06 PM
Nov 2014

GMO wheat is not planted in USA.
But some rice might be, esp. from overseas.

And...worse yet from my point of view:


In fact, GMOs are present in 60 to 70 percent of foods on US supermarket shelves, according to Bill Freese at the Center for Food Safety;
the vast majority of processed foods contain GMOs.
One major exception is fresh fruits and veggies.
The only GM produce you're likely to find is the Hawaiian papaya, a small amount of zucchini and squash, and some sweet corn.
No meat, fish, and poultry products approved for direct human consumption are bioengineered at this point,
though most of the feed for livestock and fish is derived from GM corn, alfalfa, and other biotech grains.
Only organic varieties of these animal products are guaranteed GMO-free feed.
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2013/08/what-are-gmos-and-why-should-i-care

Note the "feed for fish" bit, they are referring to farmed salmon and catfish, which is NOT labeled in the stores.

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