Food Biotechnology Benefits Consumers
In Brief: Surveys indicate that American consumers are in
support of food biotechnology and recognize its benefits.

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Julia Child
Culinary Expert

Culinary great, Julia Child, calls genetic modification of food "one of the greatest discoveries" of the last century.

According to a survey released by the American Farm Bureau
From Reuters,Houston, January 11, 2000

"Nearly three-fourths of American consumers would support genetically modified crops if the technology means farmers can reduce pesticide use."

Position statement adopted by the American Dietetic Association
October 18, 1992 and reaffirmed on September 9, 1994

"It is the position of The American Dietetic Association that biotechnology techniques have the potential to be useful in enhancing the quality, nutritional value, and variety of food available for human consumption and in increasing the efficiency of food production, food processing, food distribution, and waste management."

Stephen S. Censky
Chief Executive Officer
American Soybean Association
May 26, 1999

"Agricultural biotechnology holds promise for a hungry and ecologically fragile world. The development of new crop varieties that offer increased yields, reduced inputs, and offer specialized traits that meet end-user needs is merely the starting point."

Thomas Hoban
Professor at North Carolina State University
From The Financial Times
February 19, 1999

"Regardless of how we measure consumer perceptions, surveys document that between two-thirds and three-quarters of American respondents are positive about plant biotechnology."

Quote Sections
Food Biotechnology and The US Government
In Brief: Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration and others share their views on the benefits of biotechnology.
Food Biotechnology is Safe
In Brief: The FDA has determined that foods from plants produced through biotechnology are, as a class, safe.
Food Biotechnology Benefits Consumers
In Brief: Surveys indicate that American consumers are in support of food biotechnology and recognize its benefits.
Food Biotechnology Benefits the Environment
In Brief: Agricultural biotechnology helps to make farmlands more productive and reduces the amount of land needed for agriculture.
Food Biotechnology Benefits Farmers
In Brief: Agricultural biotechnology improves methods of farming to ensure precision and efficiency.
Food Biotechnology Can Help Counter World Hunger
In Brief: Biotechnology may pose one solution to the problems of increasingly resource-poor, hungry nations and a viable alternative to subsistence farming.

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