Test Your GMO Knowledge

True or False?
Q: The only Sweeteners on the market that likely contain genetically modified organisms are those made from corn - ie., fructose, corn syrup, and high-fructose corn syrup.

A: False.  Sweeteners made from corn, more than 80 percent of which is genetically modified, are likely to contain GMOs.  But so is sugar, which is usually a combination of sugar cane and sugar from GM sugar beets.  Also, the artificial sweetener aspartame, found in NutraSweet and Equal, is a genetically modified product.

October Is National Non-GMO Month

True or False
Q: The two main traits given to genetically modified foods are to produce their own insecticide or to be resistant to herbicides that kill other plants.

A: True.  The five most common genetically modified foods are genetically modified to either produce their own insecticide or to tolerate herbicides that kill other plants or both.

National Non-GMO Month

True or False:
One of the easiest ways to remember the 5 major genetically modified crops in our food supply is to remember that they all begin with the letter "c"? - False. Three of the five -corn, canola, and cottonseed - begin with the letter "c".  The other two begin with "s".  They are soy and sugar from sugar beets.