That is why I say we are unwilling participants in a huge science experiment. We did NOT sign up for this. We need to push harder for madatory labeling of these foods on our grocer's shelves. It's not just the produce department where the danger exists. Scientists want to transfer desirable qualities from one organism to another, for example, to make a crop resistant to a herbicide or to enhance food value.
Genes are the blueprints for every part of an organism.
Genetic engineering is the process of modifying this information, particularly by artificially transferring the genes specific to one type of organism into another. I am especially careful when purchasing items I know my daughter is going to eat. Something else we can do is to join the initiative to have Genetically Modifed Foods Labeled before they get to our grocer's shelves. This means that any companies using Genetically Modified ingredients in their products would have to carry that warning label as well. It is the right thing to do.