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Article: Biotech at the Table.(innovations, usage, and regulation of genetically modified foods)
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- Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication
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- November 1, 2000
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Genetically modified foods are increasingly a part of our diet. Not everyone feels this is a good thing.
If you've gobbled down a crispy taco, a bowl of cornflakes, a baked potato, or cheese pizza lately, chances are you've eaten genetically engineered foods. The British and anti-biotech groups are dubbing these foods "Frankenfood."
No, it's not sci-fi fantasy.
There has been a quiet revolution occurring in the American diet in the past few years. But lately, it hasn't been so quiet. It's now estimated that approximately 70 percent of the foods we eat have some genetically engineered component, and the figure seems to be growing. Is it a ...