20 facts about Genetically modified produce

1. The first GM crop to reach the market was the Flavr Savr tomato.
2. The tomato was taken off the market in 1997 for health concerns.
3. GM crops are either modified to resist pests, pesticides, or to have a longer shelf life.
4. GM crops are said to be necessary to prevent famine.
5. GM crops are said to be unnecessary because the world has more than enough food, but politics is what keeps it from reaching certain countries.
6. GM crops such as the purple tomato are said to fight off cancer.
7. GM crops made to naturally resist pests will reduce the need of pesticides.
8. one GM crop that is designed to fight malnutrition is golden rice.
9. Golden rice is designed to produce Vitamin A.
10. Current testing methods for GM crops are not very thorough.
11. GM crops were started after the Green Revolution.
12. The Green Revolution was from 1943 until the 1970s.
13. The Green Revolution was what began ruining the world with the use of pesticides.
14. One of the most common GM crops is corn.
15. Other GM crops are soybeans, sugar beets, cotton, papaya, tomatoes, rapeseed, sugarcane, rice, sweet peppers, and squash.
16. Ways to avoid GM crops are to buy organic crops.
17. but the "organic" labels can be deceiving.
18. choose only labels that state 100% organic.
19. GM crops are not always easily differentiated from organic crops.
20. The safest way to eat safe food is to plant your own garden.