What You Don't Know...

It has been ten years since the first genetically modified crops were commercially harvested in America. Today, according to this item in the Washington Post, a whopping 89 percent of soybeans, 83 percent of cotton and 61 percent of corn [grown in the U.S.] is genetically engineered. The story goes on to note that, "Because most processed foods contain at least small amounts of soy lecithin, corn syrup or related ingredients, almost everyone in the United States has consumed some amount of gene-altered food." But polling by the Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology shows that only one-quarter of Americans think they have ever eaten genetically modified foods. Surprise!