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What is Bio-Engineered Food?

Reading food labels or rather Food Disclosure Standard) defines

interpreting them correctly is becoming bioengineered food as “those that
increasingly difficult. Most of us are contain detectable genetic material
familiar with the term GMO — short for that has been modified through certain

genetically modified organism, but only lab techniques and cannot be created
few have heard of “bioengineered food,” through conventional breeding or found

the label that keeps appearing on food in nature.” After doing some research,
packaging more often now for those who I can conclude that both are similar
pay attention. indeed, but it seems that GMO is a

broader term where BE comes as one of
Things are getting more confusing its types. Basically, all BE food is GMO,

as these terms are frequently used but not all GMO is BE.
interchangeably which may create an
impression that bioengineered food There are two main arguments against

is a new and fancier name for GMO. genetically modified food: potential
But is it so? The US Food and Drug health effects and potentially detrimental

Administration defines a GMO as an environmental impacts.
organism (usually a plant or animal)
produced through genetic modification. There is currently no hard evidence of

Typically, this means inserting the genes harmful effects in either domain, though
of another species into a plant or animal. it is hard to know with certainty, because

very little effort goes into looking for
What is bioengineered food (BE)? harm. As the saying goes, “Absence of
NBFDS (National Bioengineered evidence is not evidence of absence.”

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