Protests Mount in US Over GM Foods

Americans have staged protests in many cities throughout the United States against Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) used that make foods 'unsafe.'

As the movement for labeling genetically modified foods gathers pace in the US, demonstrators also held protest rallies in Washington outside the White House on Saturday.

Protesters say despite the claim made by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1992, there is compelling evidence that GMOs are not safe and labeling foods as organic does not guarantee that they are GMO-free.

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