Clinical Blogs — gmo
Do you know what 3489 represents on your fruits and vegetable stickers?
Code starts with 3 or 4: conventionally grownCode starts with 9: organically grownCode starts with 8: food containing genetically modified organisms (GMO) What is GMO? A GMO (Genetically Modified Organism) fruit or vegetable means a genetically modified gene is being put into the crop. For example, insect resistant gene has been incorporated into corn making it not being damaged by insects. What type of food may contain GMO ingredients? Carbonated beverage Milk Meat (corn fed) Soy product Canola oil, vegetable oil (corn, soy, cotton seed) Cereals Juices (sugar added) Processed frozen product Canned soup At this point in time, the...