Myth 1: Americans do not eat genetically modified foods, and the production is sold to Chinese.
More than 75% of foods on the U.S. market contain genetically modified ingredients.
The United States is a big country in the research and development of transgenic technology, but also a big country in the production and consumption of genetically modified foods, according to incomplete statistics, the United States produces and sells more than 3,000 varieties and brands of genetically modified foods from plant sources such as genetically modified soybeans, corn, rapeseed, tomatoes and papayas, plus more than 5,000 kinds of foods from genetically modified microbial sources such as rennet.
Myth two: Genetically modified organisms cause infertility among college students in Guangxi.
Infertility among guangxi college students has nothing to do with genetic modification. The theory of abnormal semen of Guangxi university students comes from the "Sexual Health Survey Report of Guangxi College Students" proposed by the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University on the basis of investigation and research, and the researchers did not put forward the view that semen abnormalities are related to genetic modification in the report, but listed factors such as environmental pollution and unhealthy living habits such as long-term Internet access.
Myth three: GM-induced rats are reduced, sows are miscarried.
On September 21, 2010, the International Herald Herald reported that "the planting of 'Xianyu 335' corn in Shanxi, Jilin and other regions has led to a decrease in rats and miscarriage of sows." The Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Agriculture organized experts from various departments and different specialties to form an investigation team to conduct on-site investigations. According to the survey, "Xianyu 335" is not a genetically modified variety, shanxi, Jilin and other places have not planted genetically modified corn, rats are reduced, sows are miscarriage and other phenomena
GMOs are not related and are false reports. The International Herald Herald report was named "Top Ten Scientific Rumors of 2010" by the Beijing News.
Myth Four: Genetically modified soybeans ruin Argentine agriculture.
Argentina is not a "country destroyed by GMOs." Argentina has made it a global agricultural exporter by using genetically modified technology, which has brought tangible benefits to farmers. Argentina was one of several major countries in the world that pioneered the adoption of genetically modified crops. In 2016, Argentina still maintained its ranking as the world's third-largest producer of GM crops, behind the United States and Brazil, accounting for 13% of the world's grown area. The country grows 23.82 million hectares of genetically modified crops, including 18.7 million hectares of genetically modified soybeans, 4.74 million hectares of genetically modified corn and 38 hectares of genetically modified cotton.