However, on the basis of that sentence, the FDA claimed that no safety studies are necessary and that ‘Ultimately it is the food producer who is responsible for assuring safety'. Biotech companies thus determine on their own if their products are harmless and most of their data is not available for public scrutiny in the name of confidentiality. There is now enough evidence to show that GM crops and foods can cause cause adverse effects on health and environment.

Safety testing for GM food

Safety testing of GM crops and foods is technically dicey. The GE-related instability is such that GM crops released based on some tests have a different structure at the molecular level, when tested a few years later. Given this lack of stability, we might not even know what to look and test for.