Suzanne Boyd at CBS12/WPEC: What you need to know about GMO's

Do you know what a GMO is? Most people have no clue. Suzanne Boyd at CBS12/WPEC had a very good news segment on this very topic. Along with the video segment she also has text of the story for readers; here's a short excerpt:

     GMO opponents point to a highly controversial study which links GMOs to cancer in rats, but the health risks to humans is not clear.
     “You can’t prove a negative. People have looked and looked for a problem with GMOs for years and haven’t found it,” says Dr. Curt Hannah, a Professor of Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Florida in Gainesville.
     Hannah says we would have known back in 1996 when GMOs first were introduced if there was a problem with them. Boyd agrees. He says he has been feeding his genetically-modified corn to his beef cattle for years and has seen no health changes in his herd.
     “There have been numerous studies done which look at what happens prior to GMOs and the number of deaths and after GMOs and there's no significant difference at all,” says Boyd.
     Another huge argument with GMO opponents is labeling. The U-S does not require food companies to label their products if they contain GMOs. It’s only voluntary. The major GMO seed companies like Monsanto oppose mandatory labeling.
     “It implies there is a danger that does not exist. Plus, the cost of labeling would be passed onto the consumer,” says Dr. Hannah.
     Boyd says we need to be very careful if we do require labeling, but thinks transparency is always best. He says GMOs are the reason his family farm is still in business. It makes farming more efficient and cheaper and that is passed onto you in the grocery store.

Here is a video that Suzanne Boyd references in her news segment: