Report Says GMOs Offer No Risk To Human Health

A study conducted by the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine has found no difference in the risks to human health between genetically engineered (GE) crops and traditionally bred crops.  The recently released study, also found no conclusive cause-and-effect evidence of environmental problems from GMOs. Although the study did indicate evolved resistance to current GE characteristics is of concern. The committee recommends new crop varieties should be evaluated and regulated by characteristics instead of by the process in which they were developed. The study’s committee used data logged over the past two decades to evaluate the effects and benefits of current GE crops. The committee also heard from 80 speakers at public meetings, held 15 webinars, and read more than 700 comments from members of the public.