Edited sentence: Buying and supporting organic foods are currently the only way to ensure food sources are not contaminated with genetically modified organisms.Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are biotech crops that are genetically modified with DNA to make them resistant to herbicides and able to produce their own insecticides.Genetically modified organisms were approved in 1992 and have been in our food products since 1994, although they are not commonly known of.Genetically modified organisms were created in order to decrease the amount of crops lost each year to disease, drought and herbicides.However despite their seemingly harmless intentions they are not globally recognized as safe for human consumption.However with the production of GMO crops comes the risk that organic crops may be cross contaminated through water sources or pollination.Over 60 countries have banned their sale, not including the United States where most food products contain GMO ingredients.Within alternative communities, there has been growing awareness and movements to stop the production and consumption of genetically modified organisms