date:Apr 17, 2014
s on safety.
The group said there needed to be more independent research as studies showing safety tend to be funded and backed by the biotech industry.
But GMO crop developers such as Monsanto, and their backers say genetically modified crops, also referred to as biotech crops, have been proven to be safe.
This debate isn't about food safety, said Karen Batra, spokeswoman for the Biotechnoloy Industry Organization. Our science experts ... point to more than 1,700 credible peer-reviewed studi