Originally Posted by HawkOwl

There is so much money and power at stake a lot of snake oil is generated. Fact is since the days of Babylon, or maybe earlier humans have been genetically modifying their food. Selective breeding of animals and plants is genetic modification and has proven to be very effective. These people who say they "don't like this or that" are speaking for reasons other than good health of the public.

Mind you a person has to be careful not to do the old apples and oranges thing. Genetic modification is not the same as using the chemistry lab to produce something that is sold as food; witness the contents labels of much that is sold in supermarkets. That is a whole other kettle of fish and produces a very rotten smell.