Nutrition
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ISBN: 9781337906371
Author: Sizer, Frances Sienkiewicz., WHITNEY, Ellie
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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Chapter 12, Problem 1CT
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Options and roadblocks to obtaining only non-GMO foods.
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Genetically modified organisms or GMOs are widely found in the food industry ranging from cereals, vegetables, fruits, eggs, meat, etc. Today GMO versus non-GMO is a big controversy that gives the consumers both options as well as problems to face.
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