Monday, April 20, 2009

GM foods

1. GM foods involve altering the appearance of food. -- True -> FALSE

2. The genetic modifications of food is not a new phenomenon. -- True

3. Technology exists to make plants resistant to insects. -- True

4. Health Canada has accepted or approved hundreds of GM food. -- True -> FALSE

5. Some approve GM food include bananas and oranges. -- True -> FALSE

6. Health Canada has a strict process for evaluating the safety of GM food. -- True

7. It takes over 10 years to approve GM food. -- True -> FALSE

8. Health Canada used many sciences to assess GM food including chemistry. -- True

9. GM food can cure allergies. -- True. -> FALSE

10. Critics of GM food are worried about superweeds. -- True.

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