All genetically modified (GM) foods that have passed safety evaluation and are on the market are as safe as non-GM foods and can be consumed with confidence.

Genetically modified foods are no different from ordinary foods in that they are broken down by powerful digestive enzymes into small molecules that can be absorbed by the human body, thus providing energy for the body's vital activities. In addition, the genes used in GM technology are genes that exist in nature, whose functions have been thoroughly researched and which are beneficial but not harmful, and which not only do not cause cancer, but also confer excellent characteristics not found in traditional plants and animals.

From 1987, when the first genetically modified crop was tested in the field, to 1996, when it began to be promoted, genetic modification has become one of the fastest-growing technologies in the history of human science and technology. More than 70 percent of the world's population lives in countries that have approved the planting or importation of GMOs, and there has never been a single safety incident, and those famous "safety incidents" have all been proven to be rumors.

Basic Principles

In 1993, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) held a special meeting on the safety of genetically modified (GM) foods, and conducted a report on the "Evaluation of Food Safety in Modern Biotechnology: Concepts and Principles". "Principle of Substantial Equivalence". It refers to the analysis of the agronomic traits of the genetically modified crop and the types and quantities of each of the major nutrients, nutritional antagonists, toxic substances and allergenic substances and other components of the food, and the comparison with the corresponding conventional food, if there is no significant difference between the two, then the genetically modified food is considered to have substantial equivalence with the conventional food with regard to the safety of consumption, and there is no question of safety.

In 1995, WHO formally applied the "Principle of Substantial Equivalence" to the safety evaluation of plant foods derived from modern biotechnology, and the FAO/WHO Expert Consultation Meetings of 1996 and 2000, and the meetings of the Intergovernmental Task Force on Genetically Modified Foods (IGTF) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC), which were held in Japan in 2000 and 2001, were also held. The FAO/WHO Expert Consultation Meetings in 1996 and 2000, and the meetings of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) Intergovernmental Task Force on Genetically Modified Foods held in Japan in 2000 and 2001 also affirmed the "principle of substantial equivalence". At this point, the basic principles of safety and health evaluation of genetically modified food have been recognized by the world.

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