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The GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) status of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is the legal basis used to allow biotechnology companies to get away with fraud
To qualify for GRAS, there must be overwhelming consensus present within the scientific establishment, and that consensus cannot be based on hypotheses or speculation; it has to be based on solid evidence
In the case of GE foods, there is no such evidence. FDA’s own files contain the admission that they didn’t have any evidence upon which to base the presumption that GE foods are GRAS
On January 24, a statement signed by 300 scientists was published in a peer-reviewed journal, asserting that there is no scientific consensus on the safety of GMOs