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Page 28 | Abby's Magazine - www.AbbysHealthAndNutrition.com Food companies using GMOs or genetically engineered ingredients in their products might want to think again. Attorneys are now saying, "If you're using GMOs and making "all-natural" claims, there's a good chance you'll get sued." Why? Consumers are concerned. A global market research company conducted a random, national telephone survey of over 1,000 Americans, asking how they felt about these ingredients in their products and if they had concern. Their top question: Do GMOs cause cancer? The answer? We just don't know. The industry will say there is no evidence of harm, and to a certain extent they are right. There is no evidence. The FDA does not require mandatory premarket safety testing of these products and no long term human health studies have been conducted. So not surprisingly, with the escalating rates of cancer, autism, Alzheimer's and other conditions hammering on our families, consumers are beginning to opt out. They are exercising precaution they way eaters around the world have been doing. And when they find out that these GMOs are still hiding in products that they thought were clean, they are suing food companies. Lawsuits are piling up on this changing landscape of food, and attorneys are getting busy. Not only has Naked Juice and Kashi cereal felt the heat, but a class action lawsuit against General Mills on their all-natural claims and GMOs can proceed, a judge has declared. General Mills had argued to dismiss or stay the lawsuit since the FDA has never defined the term "natural," but the judge suggests that it's plausible that a reasonable consumer could be misled. As lawsuits against the food industry for misleading claims continue, the National Law Review recently published an article about a national survey that identifies top consumer questions and concerns when it comes to using genetically engineered ingredients in food and potential legal opportunities on the horizon. According to the site: A global market research company conducted a random, national telephone survey of over 1,000 Americans, in which those surveyed were given a list of 23 questions, then asked: "The following are questions some people have asked about GMOs. Which of the following questions around the use of GMOs would you be most interested in having answered?" The top 10 questions are: 1. GMOs cause cancer? 2. GMOs causing an increase in allergies? 3. Big companies are forcing farmers to grow GMOs? 4. GMOs are increasing the price of food? 5. GMOs are contaminating organic food crops? 6. Why long-term health studies aren't conducted on GMO plants? 7. GMOs are causing an increase in the use of pesticides? 8. Why GMO companies seem like they are so against labeling GMO foods? 9. GMOs are contributing to the death of bees and butterflies? GMO Update Risky Business: Big Food Companies, Lawsuits and GMO Labeling By Robyn O'Brien

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