Genetically Modified Organisms
Production, Regulation, and Marketing
The following are answers to frequently asked questions about what constitutes genetically modified organisms and foods, and how these products are developed and distributed.What are genetically modified (GM) organisms and GM foods? Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) can be defined as organisms in which the genetic material (DNA) has been altered in a way that does not occur naturally. The technology is often called "modern biotechnology" or "gene technology," sometimes also "recombinant DNA technology" or "genetic engineering." It allows selected individual genes to be transferred from one organism into another, also between non-related species. Such methods are used to create GM…
