Genetically modifed foods are most commonly used to refer to crop plants created for human or animal consumption using the latest molecular biology techniques. These plants have been modified in the laboratory to enhance desired traits such as increased resistance to herbicides or improved nutritional content. The enhancement of desired traits has traditionally been undertaken through breeding, but conventional plant breeding methods can be very time consuming and are often not very accurate. GM foods are developed – and marketed – because there is some perceived advantage either to the producer or consumer of these foods. This is meant to translate into a product with a lower price, greater benefit (in terms of durability or nutritional value) or both.
The following are a list of genetically modified foods:
- Kellogg's Pop Tarts
- Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Bars
- Kellogg's Eggo Homestyle Waffles
- Thomas' English Muffins (Original)
- General Mills Lucky Charms cereal
- Kellogg's Raisin Bran cereal
- Quaker Cap'n Crunch cereal
- Post Cocoa Pebbles cereal
- Ball Park Franks
- Hershey's Kit Kat chocolate
- Heinz Ketchup
- Nabisco Oreo cookies
- Nabisco Ritz crackers
- Doritos Corn chips
- Pringles chips
- Ragu Traditional tomato sauce
- Alpo dry pet food
Referenced website:
http://www.csa.com/discoveryguides/gmfood/overview.php
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