Surprise! Shoppers Are Confused About Food And GMOs

According to a new nationally representative Food Literacy and Engagement Poll conducted at Michigan State University more than one-third of Americans do not know that foods with no genetically modified ingredients contain genes. Find out more by watching this installment of The Lempert Report.

Oct 16, 2017

According to a new nationally representative Food Literacy and Engagement Poll conducted at Michigan State University more than one-third of Americans do not know that foods with no genetically modified ingredients contain genes. Find out more by watching this installment of The Lempert Report.

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