CHICOPEE, Mass. (Mass Appeal) – In a recent survey only 28 percent of Americans were aware of GMOs. But what is a GMO, and how can we avoid them? 22News Registered Dietitian Nancy Dell shared more ...

GMOs -- or Genetically Modified Organisms -- first hit U.S. grocery shelves in 1994. They have been hotly debated in the two decades since, being denounced as unstable, unhealthy "frankenfoods" by ...

People who most intensely oppose genetically modified food think they know a lot about food science, but they actually know the least, according to a peer-reviewed paper published in January in the ...

Step into a bustling supermarket, and you’re greeted with a whirlwind of labels–non-GMO, vegan, organic, gluten-free–signaling a heightened awareness among shoppers about what goes into their food.

Bioengineered food ingredients are safe for consumers, the Food and Drug Administration reiterated in a collection of educational materials released Thursday as part of a congressionally funded ...

What are Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)? Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are living organisms whose genetic material (DNA) has been artificially manipulated through genetic engineering ...

In 1994, the first genetically modified food — a slow-ripening tomato — was placed in the U.S. market. Now, less than 20 years later, between 75 and 80 percent of pre-packaged food in the U.S.

Science is our most effective means of understanding the natural world, yet the public doesn’t always accept the understanding that it produces. Researchers have been trying to figure out why there’s ...