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Natural Soybeans

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Second only to corn, soy is a staple you will find in most processed foods because it’s cheap and abundant. Like all genetically modified food, GMO soybeans are impossible to identify by merely looking at them. People should be concerned about GMO soy because it is grown in fields that are sprayed with weed killer which is toxic to people and animals. Yes yields can increase for any crop when weeds are reduced, but GMO soy also results in billions of gallons of toxic weed killer entering the environment and chemical residues can also be found in our food. Non-GMO soy is still produced in the United States but farmers are at risk of contamination from GMO crops.

What Wikipedia says about Soy:
Soybeans are an important global crop, providing oil and protein. Soybeans are boiled and served in their pods with salt in a traditional Japanese dish called Edamame. Soybeans are also the primary ingredient in tofu and are used in a variety of food products. Most of the global supply of soy goes to feeding livestock.

GMO Soybeans

Like all genetically modified (GM) food, GM soybean is impossible to identify by merely looking at it. The first GM soybean was introduced in 1995 by Monsanto. Marketed as “Roundup Ready” or Monsanto GTS 40-3-2, this type of soybean was genetically modified to be resistant to Monsanto’s herbicide Roundup. The original source of genetic material transferred to Monsanto’s GTS 40-3-2 is an agrobacterium. At this time GM soybean does not have fish genes but it could at one day in the future. Different kinds of GM soybeans use different gene sources, including fungus transgenes. Of all the soybeans produced in the United States of America, 93% are fishy, and often mixed with conventional soybeans. All GM soybeans are currently unlabeled in the U.S.

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