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This article provides a snapshot of what GMO products Americans already consume, as well as the total number of varieties of each that have been created and by whom. I quote:

Since GMOs were approved for commercial use, and then first planted into U.S. soil in 1996, their production has increased dramatically. More than 90% of all soybean cotton and corn acreage in the U.S. is used to grow genetically engineered crops. Other popular and approved food crops include sugar beets, alfalfa, canola, papaya and summer squash. More recently, apples that don’t brown and bruise-free potatoes were also approved by the FDA.

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US Adoption of GMO crops

The bar chart below shows all deregulated crops, sized by the number of genetic varieties approved for each. The ten crops in green are currently produced in the United States.

Number of GMO varieties

The consequences of this for the health of Americans and with time the world if this is projected forward is horrific.

But that’s what they want

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