Is food from genetically engineered plants safe?

According to a poll by Pew Research Center, eighty eight % of the scientist in the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS) believe that GMO-foods are safe to eat.

 

Further more, a statement by AAAS reads the following:

 

" The World Health Organization, the American Medical Association, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, the British Royal Society, and every other respected organization that has examined the evidence has come to the same conclusion: consuming foods containing ingredients derived from GM crops is no riskier than consuming the same foods containing ingredients from crop plants modified by conventional plant improvement techniques."

 

However, if you give me the choice, I'd choose non-GMO foods right away!

 

 

http://www.pewinternet.org/files///PI_ScienceandSociety_Report_.pdf

http://www.aaas.org/sites/default/files/AAAS_GM_statement.pdf

Good question. Answer is may be Yes may be No

Foods from genetically engineered plants must meet the same requirements, including safety requirements, as foods from traditionally bred plants.
FDA has a consultation process that encourages developers of genetically engineered plants to consult with FDA before marketing their products.
This process helps developers determine the necessary steps to ensure their food products are safe and lawful.
The goal of the consultation process is to ensure that any safety or other regulatory issues related to a food product are resolved before commercial distribution.
Foods from genetically engineered plants intended to be grown in the United States that have been evaluated by FDA through the consultation process have not gone on the market until the FDA’s questions about the safety of such products have been resolved.4.
How is the safety of food from a genetically engineered plant evaluated?

yes