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What is bioengineered food? An agriculture expert explains

  • Written by Kathleen Merrigan, Executive Director, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems, Arizona State University
What is bioengineered food? An agriculture expert explainsMost U.S.-grown soybeans are genetically modified, so products containing them may be required to carry the new 'bioengineered' label.Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. Department of Agriculture defines bioengineered food as food that “contains detectable genetic material that has been modified through certain lab techniques that...

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