Genetically engineered crops allowed in the US food supply Product Canola Monsanto Resist glyphosate herbicide to control weeds Arabidopsis, bacteria, virus Roundup Ready

1999 Canola Monsanto Altered oil (high lauric acid) to use on soap and food products Calif bay, turnip rape, bacteria, virus Laurical

1995 Canola Aventis Resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds Bacteria, virus Name unknown

2000 Chicory (radicchio) Bejo Zaden Male sterile to facilitate hybridization Bacteria Seed Link

1997 Corn Monsanto Bt toxin to control insect pests (European corn borer) Bacteria YieldGard

1995 Corn Aventis Resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds/male sterile to facilitate hybridization Bacteria, virus SeedLink

Date unknown Corn Aventis Resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds Bacteria, virus LibertyLink

Date unknown Corn Dow/Mycogen Bt toxin to control insect pests (European corn borer) Corn, bacteria, virus NatureGard

1995 Corn Monsanto/DeKalb Bt toxin to control insect pests (European corn borer) Bacteria Bt-Xtra

1997 Corn DuPont/Pioneer Hi-Bred Male sterile to facilitate hybridization Potato, corn, bacteria, virus Name unknown

1998 Corn Monsanto Resist glyphosate herbicide to control weeds/Bt toxin to control insect pests (European corn borer) Arabidopsis, bacteria, virus Name unknown

1998 Corn Monsanto/DeKalb Resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds Bacteria, virus Name unknown

Date unknown Corn Aventis Resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds/Bt toxin to control insect pests (European corn borer) Bacteria, virus Star Link

1998 Corn Monsanto Resist glyphosate herbicide to control weeds Arabidopsis, bacteria, virus Roundup Ready

1998 Corn Novartis Bt toxin to control insect pests (European corn borer) Bacteria Bt11

1996 Corn Novartis Bt toxin to control insect pests (European corn borer) Corn, bacteria, virus Knock Out

1995 Corn (pop) Novartis Bt toxin to control insect pests (European corn borer) Corn, bacteria, virus Knock Out

1998 Corn (sweet) Novartis Bt toxin to control insect pests (European corn borer) Bacteria Bt11

1998 Cotton Monsanto/Rhone-Poulenc Resist bromoxynil herbicide to control weeds/Bt toxin to control insect pests (cotton bollworms and tobacco budworm) Bacteria Name unknown

1998 Cotton Monsanto Bt toxin to control insect pests (cotton bollworms and tobacco budworm) Bacteria Bollgard

1995 Cotton Monsanto Resist glyphosate herbicide to control weeds Arabidopsis, bacteria, virus Roundup Ready

1996 Cotton DuPont Resist sulfonylurea herbicide to control weeds Tobacco, bacteria Name unknown

Date unknown Cotton Monsanto/Rhone-Poulenc Resist bromoxynil herbicide to control weeds Bacteria, virus BXN Cotton

1995 Flax Univ Saskatchewan Resist sulfonylurea herbicide to grow in soils with herbicide residues Arabidopsis, bacteria CDC Triffid

1999 Papaya Cornell Univ/Univ Hawaii Resist papaya ringspot virus Bacteria, virus Sunup, Rainbow

1997 Potato Monsanto Bt toxin to control insect pests (Colorado potato beetle) Bacteria NewLeaf

1995 Potato Monsanto Bt toxin to control insect pests (Colorado potato beetle)/resist potato virus Y Bacteria, virus NewLeaf Y

1999 Potato Monsanto Bt toxin to control insect pests (Colorado potato beetle)/resist potato leafroll virus Bacteria, virus NewLeaf Plus

1998 Soybean DuPont Altered oil (high oleic acid) to increase stability, reduce polyunsaturated fatty acids Soybean, bean, bacteria, virus Name unknown

1997 Soybean Aventis Resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds Bacteria, virus Name unknown

1998 Soybean Monsanto Resist glyphosate herbicide to control weeds Petunia, soybean, bacteria, virus Roundup Ready

1995 Squash Seminis Vegetable Seed Resist watermelon mosaic 2 and zucchini yellow mosaic viruses Bacteria, virus Freedom II

1995 Squash Seminis Vegetable Seed Resist watermelon mosaic 2, zucchini yellow mosaic, cucumber mosaic viruses Bacteria, virus Name unknown

1997 Sugarbeet Monsanto/Novartis Resist glyphosate herbicide to control weeds Bacteria, virus Name unknown

1999 Sugarbeet Aventis Resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds Bacteria, virus Name unknown

2000 Tomato DNA Plant Technology Altered ripening to enhance fresh market value Tomato, bacteria, virus Endless Summer

1995 Tomato Monsanto Altered ripening to enhance fresh market value Bacteria Name unknown

1995 Tomato Zeneca/PetoSeed Thicker skin and altered pectin to enhance processing value Tomato, bacteria, virus Name unknown

1995 Tomato Monsanto/Calgene Altered ripening to enhance fresh market value Tomato, bacteria, virus FlavrSavr

1994 Tomato (cherry) Agritope Altered ripening to enhance fresh market value Bacteria Name unknown

1996

NOTES

Regulation and product names:

All crops listed above required a determination from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) that they were not plant pests under the Federal Plant Pest Act. Bt crops, in addition to USDA regulation, were approved by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Before most of the herbicide-resistant crops could enter the food supply, EPA registered the herbicide for use on the new crop. Sulfonylurea-resistant flax is the exception because the herbicide is not to be sprayed on the crop. Sulfonylurea-resistant flax is to be planted only in soils containing sulfonylurea residues. Although not required, all products were the subject of voluntary consultations with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about food safety. FDA required labeling of two products—canola and soybean with altered oils—because the agency considered the oils to be significantly different from nonengineered canola and soy oil. The required labels do not divulge that the oils were obtained from genetically engineered crops. To the extent they are known, the chart lists trade names or company designations for crops at the time they finished the regulatory process. Once a crop is commercialized and licensed to other companies, it may be sold under many other names. Sources: webpages of USDA at www.aphis.usda.gov/bbep/bp/index.html; EPA at www.epa.gov/oppbppd1/biopesticide; FDA at vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/biocon.html; communications with agency staff and company representatives; Federal Register notices and agency documents on individual crops.

Revised March 2000

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-- Tiffani Cappello (cappello@alltel.net), March 03, 2001

Answers

Is your post informational or were wanting to convey a pro or con opinion? Just wondering?

I think everyone here pretty well knows that I'm for a lot of the technology, but not necessarily all of it.

-- Notforprint (Not@thekeyboard.com), March 03, 2001.

I admit, I am highly opposed and quite outraged by genetic engineering. I am determined not to buy any product containing GMO's and have been trying to get informed about this topic. THought others would like to know what is out there.

-- Tiffani Cappello (cappello@alltel.net), March 03, 2001.

Tiffani, Good for you on not wanting to use GMO foods!!! I totally agree. There is a website that lists grocery items containing GMO ingredients. It is www.truefoodnow.org It's amazing how much of the stuff there is now. Good Luck.

-- debra in ks (solid-dkn@msn.com), March 05, 2001.