GMO Foods

In order to bear the organic label, organic produce cannot be subject to:

• Synthetic pesticides

• Genetic engineering

• Irradiation

• All answers are correct.

Other than purchasing organic produce, pesticide residue can be reduced by:

• Washing all fruits and vegetables

• Peeling or trimming fruits and vegetables

• Eating a wide variety of fruits and vegetables

• All answers are correct

What portion of a food must be organic to be labeled “made with organic ingredients?”

• 70% to 95%

• 25% to 70%

• 10% to 25%

• 0% to 10%

Organic food is more nutritious than conventionally grown food.

• True

• False

Which foods use GMOs to the largest extent in the foods’ production?

• Cheese

• Vegetable

• Meat

Of the food we eat, how much contains the genetic material DNA?

• 0 - 30%

• 31 - 60%

• 61 - 90%

• 91 - 100%

Most foods derived from genetically modified crops contain:

• The same number of genes as food produced from

  conventional crops.

• The same number of genes as foods produced from

  hybrid crops.

• One or two additional genes.

• Hundreds of additional genes.

Are foods made from genetically modified crops required to pass human testing?

• True

• False

There is genetically modified food containing animal genes for sale in the U.S.

• True

• False

Corn is the most genetically modified food on the market in the U.S.

• True

• False