if you don't buy or eat processed foods which most likely contain corn syrup you can avoid most GM ingredients
start educating yourself by reading the ingredient list on packaged foods, you will be shocked at some of the ingredients
look for organic corn, soy and canola at your supermarket or when buying corn from your farmer's market
the only way to have production of these franken crops curtailed is to QUIT BUYING them and to quit buying food that has GMO ingredients
there was a BS article in the news the other day about farmers turning to GM wheat because of higher prices/demand
http://www.organicconsumers.org/gelink.cfmhttp://www.ucsusa.org/food_and_environment/genetic_engineering/engineered-foods-allowed-on-the-market.htmlguides
Genetically Engineered Food and Feed Allowed on the Market
Product Institution(s) Engineered Trait(s) Sources of New Genes Name Date Allowed on Market
Alfalfa Monsanto Resist glyphosate herbicide to control weeds Bacteria, virus Roundup Ready 2005
Canola Bayer Resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds Bacteria, virus LibertyLink 2000
Canola Monsanto Resist glyphosate herbicide to control weeds Arabidopsis, bacteria, virus Roundup Ready 1999
Canola Monsanto Altered oil (high lauric acid) for soap and food products Calif bay, turnip rape, bacteria, virus Laurical 1995
Canola Bayer Male sterile to facilitate hybridization; resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds Bacteria SeedLink 2000
Chicory (radicchio) Bejo Zaden Male sterile to facilitate hybridization Bacteria SeedLink 1997
Corn Bayer Resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds/male sterile to facilitate hybridization Bacteria, virus SeedLink Date unknown
Corn Bayer Resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds Bacteria, virus LibertyLink Date unknown
Corn Bayer Resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds/Bt toxin to control insect pests (European corn borer) Bacteria, virus StarLink
1998 (approved only for animal feed)
Corn Dow/Mycogen Bt toxin to control insect pests (European corn borer) Corn, bacteria, virus NatureGard 1995
Corn Dow/Mycogen Bt toxin to control insect pests (corn rootworm)/Resist glufosinate herbicide Bacteria, virus Herculex Rootworm 2005
Corn Dow/Mycogen DuPont/Pioneer Resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds/Bt toxin to control insect pests (Lepidopteran)
Corn, bacteria, virus Herculex I 2001
Corn DuPont/Pioneer Male sterile to facilitate hybridization Potato, corn, bacteria, virus Name unknown 1998
Corn Monsanto/DeKalb Bt toxin to control insect pests (European corn borer) Bacteria Bt-Xtra 1997
Corn Monsanto/ DeKalb Resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds Bacteria, virus Name, date unknown
Corn Monsanto Bt toxin to control insect pests (European corn borer) Bacteria YieldGard 1996
Corn Monsanto Resist glyphosate herbicide to control weeds/Bt toxin to control insect pests (European corn borer) Arabidopsis, bacteria, virus Name unknown 1998
Corn Monsanto Resist glyphosate herbicide to control weeds/Bt toxin to control insect pests (corn rootworm) Bacteria Name unknown 2006
Corn Monsanto Resist glyphosate herbicide to control weeds Arabidopsis, bacteria, virus Roundup Ready 1998
Corn Renessen (Monsanto and Cargill) Higher levels of lysine to enhance animal feed Bacteria Mavera High Value Corn with Lysine 2006
Corn Syngenta Bt toxin to control insect pests (European corn borer) Bacteria Bt11 1996
Corn Syngenta Bt toxin to control insect pests (European corn borer) Corn, bacteria, virus Knock Out 1995
Corn Syngenta Bt toxin to control insect pests (corn rootworm) Bacteria Name unknown 2007
Corn (pop) Syngenta Bt toxin to control insect pests (European corn borer) Corn, bacteria, virus Knock Out 1998
Corn (sweet) Syngenta Bt toxin to control insect pests (European corn borer Bacteria Bt11 1998
Cotton Bayer/Aventis Resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds Virus Name unknown 2003
Cotton Monsanto/Bayer Resist bromoxynil herbicide to control weeds/Bt toxin to control insect pests (cotton bollworms and tobacco budworm) Bacteria Name unknown 1998
Cotton Monsanto/Bayer Resist bromoxynil herbicide to control weeds Bacteria, virus BXN Cotton 1995
Cotton Monsanto Bt toxin to control insect pests (cotton bollworms and tobacco budworm) Bacteria Bollgard 1995
Cotton Monsanto Resist glyphosate herbicide to control weeds Arabidopsis, bacteria, virus Roundup Ready 1996
Cotton Mycogen/Dow Bt toxin to control insect pests/Resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds Bacteria, virus Bollgard II 2002
Cotton Mycogen/Dow Bt toxin to control insect pests/Resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds Bacteria, virus HerculexT I 2001
Flax Univ Saskatchewan Resist sulfonylurea herbicide to grow in soils with herbicide residues Arabidopsis, bacteria CDC Triffid 1999
Papaya Cornell Univ/Univ Hawaii Resist papaya ringspot virus Bacteria, virus Sunup, Rainbow 1997
Potato Monsanto Bt toxin to control insect pests (Colorado potato beetle) Bacteria NewLeaf 1995
Potato Monsanto Bt toxin to control insect pests (Colorado potato beetle)/resist potato virus Y Bacteria, virus NewLeaf Y 1999
Potato Monsanto Bt toxin to control insect pests (Colorado potato beetle)/resist potato leafroll virus Bacteria, virus NewLeaf Plus 1998
Rice Bayer Resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds Bacteria, virus LibertyLink 2004
Soybean Bayer Resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds Bacteria, virus Name unknown 1998
Soybean DuPont Altered oil (high oleic acid) to increase stability, reduce polyunsaturated fatty acids Soybean, bean, bacteria, virus Name unknown 1997
Soybean Monsanto Resist glyphosate herbicide to control weeds Petunia, soybean, bacteria, virus Roundup Ready 1995
Squash Seminis Vegetable Seed Resist watermelon mosaic 2 and zucchini yellow mosaic viruses Bacteria, virus Freedom II 1995
Squash Seminis Vegetable Seed Resist watermelon mosaic 2, zucchini yellow mosaic, cucumber mosaic viruses Bacteria, virus Name unknown 1997
Sugarbeet Bayer Resist glufosinate herbicide to control weeds Bacteria, virus Name unknown 2000
Sugarbeet Monsanto/ Syngenta Resist glyphosate herbicide to control weeds Bacteria, virus Name unknown 1999
Tomato (cherry) Agritope Altered ripening to enhance fresh market value Bacteria Name unknown 1996
Tomato DNA Plant Technology Altered ripening to enhance fresh market value Tomato, bacteria, virus Endless Summer 1995
Tomato Monsanto/Calgene Altered ripening to enhance fresh market value Tomato, bacteria, virus FlavrSavr 1994
Tomato Monsanto Altered ripening to enhance fresh market value Bacteria Name unknown 1995
Tomato Zeneca/PetoSeed Thicker skin and altered pectin to enhance processing value Tomato, bacteria, virus Name unknown 1995
Notes