claim: "our whole food system in this country...most of it is genetically engineered. and (there is) no testing for the health consequences of this food."
author: dennis kucinich
evidence_1: jul 15, 2015 ... vermont says the primary purpose of its labeling law is to help people “avoid  potential health risks of food produced from genetic engineering. ... we're drawn  to skeptics who say that there's more to the story, that some studies have found  risks associated with gmos, and that monsanto is covering it up.
evidence_2: foods derived from gm crops have been consumed by hundreds of millions of  people across the world for more than 15 years, with no reported ill effects (or  legal cases related to human health), despite many of the consumers coming  from that most litigious of countries, the usa. there is little documented evidence  that gm ...
evidence_3: dec 17, 2013 ... as part of an eu-wide project called amiga to study the impact of genetically  modified (gm) plants, teagasc researcher ewen mullins is testing .... into crops  could make food dangerous or allergenic, though more than 15 years of  experience with transgenic crops have revealed no health dangers, and ...
evidence_4: the european commission lifted a six-year moratorium on gm food in europe  last year, but even so, no new crops have been granted entry, he says. the  commission, which favors the technology, wants to allow more gm imports.  however, a number of opposing countries—notably austria, france, portugal,  greece, ...
evidence_5: sep 5, 2012 ... as i guiltily follow their lead, i can't help but wonder whether organic foods have  as much of an impact on my family's health as they do on my wallet. health  experts and consumers have long debated whether organic foods are more  nutritious—and safer—than conventional foods. “this is a controversy ...