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Knowledge of GM foods remains low, but opposition has softened.(Brief Article)
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The Food Institute Report
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September 22, 2003
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Americans' knowledge of genetically modified (GM) foods remains low and did not increase over the past two years, according to the findings of a poll conducted by The Mellman Group for the Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology. Thirty-four percent of those surveyed have heard a great deal or some about GM foods, compared to 44% in a similar survey in 2001. Similarly, 36% have heard a great deal or some about biotechnology use in food production, compared to 45% in 2001. Notably, public awareness of GM foods did not increase, but actually declined, despite the increasing amount of GM crops being grown by farmers.
Twenty-four percent of Americans say they have eaten GM ...
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