Why are our supermarkets being flooded with genetically modified foods (GMOs) when a whole host of studies have shown that they are potentially dangerous to human health? "Frankenfoods" are increasingly appearing on supermarket shelves at a rapid rate.
These foods are altered to withstand heavy applications of toxic chemicals, resist disease or contain more nutrients.
Currently, genetically modified (GM) corn and soy can be found in many processed foods.
Many more GMOs are on the way and they probably won't be labeled.
California recently lost a vote (very suspiciously at the last moment) to force companies to label GMO foods in their state.
The Center for Food Safety estimates that over 70 percent of the processed foods in American grocery stores contain genetically modified corn or soy.
It won't be long until many more unprocessed foods will hit the markets containing genetic modification.
List of GMO Food Sources

• Most of the genetically modified corn products forced on American consumers today is hidden in processed foods in the form of high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), corn oil, corn starch, and various other corn-based additives.
  A landmark study has shown that GM corn consumption can lead to the development of cancerous tumors and diabetes.
  
• The most common genetically engineered food of all is the soybean.
  Since 1996, scientists have been creating varieties of soybeans that are resistant to both pests and herbicides, and they wind up in places you'd least expect them, like candy bars.
  
• Peas that have been genetically modified have been found to cause immune responses in mice and possibly even in humans.
  A gene from kidney beans was inserted into the peas creating a protein that functions as a pesticide.
  
• Rice plants are often modified to be resistant to herbicides and pests in order to increase grain size and generate nutrients that don't exist in the grain naturally.
  
• While there are not any genetically modified tomatoes on store shelves currently, they're still being used extensively by scientists to study the function of genes that are naturally present in the plants.
  
• We don't normally think of cotton as a food but we still end up eating it.
  Cottonseed oil, which is present in products like mayonnaise and salad dressing, can be packed full of pesticides.
  It is one of the most frequently genetically modified crops in the world.
  
• Canola, a cultivated variety from rapeseed, produces one of the most commonly consumed food oils (Canola Oil) and is one of America's biggest cash crops.
  A 2010 study in North Dakota found that the modified genes of these plants have spread to 80% of wild natural rapeseed plants.
  
• The USDA has announced that farmers may now plant Monsanto's Roundup Ready sugar beets.
  This is despite the fact that a 2010 court order prohibited planting the GMO beets until a study was performed.
  Sugar beets provide about half of America's sugar.
  
• Providing the other half of America's precious sugar, sugar cane is set to debut on our shelves in genetically modified form sometime soon.
  
• Salmon may become the first genetically modified animal to be approved for direct human consumption.
  The FDA has decided that a variety of GM salmon that grow twice as fast as their natural, un-modified peers is both safe to eat and safe for the environment.
  Who knows how these genetically modified organisms will affect the ecosystem if they somehow find their way into the ocean?
• After the Ringspot Virus nearly destroyed all of Hawaii's papaya crops, a new variety was engineered to resist the disease, and it now represents the majority of the papayas grown in the United States.
  Papaya has not been adequately studied for its human health effects although there is some evidence of an adverse connection to allergies in humans.
  
• The first genetically modified food to be approved for cultivation in Europe in over a decade, Amflora potatoes are currently being grown in Sweden.
  Only one in four potatoes grown in Europe actually gets eaten by people.
  Almost half end up being fed to livestock.
  The remaining one quarter are used as raw material in the production of alcohol and starch.
  
• Modified genes in plants are causing changes within bees.
  They're also likely to cause changes to the honey that the bees produce.
  Could genetically modified crops have something to do with the mysterious ailments that are killing honeybee colonies by the billions? Some researchers believe so.
  A zoologist in Germany found that genes used to modify rapeseed crops had transferred to bacteria living inside bees.
  GMOs are currently considered to be among the possible causes of Colony Collapse Disorder.
  
• After banana crops in Uganda were affected by a bacterial disease that caused the plants to rot, scientists developed a genetically modified variety that could help alleviate the $500 million annual loss.
  The ban on GM crops was waived to make way for the GM version of Uganda's staple food.
  

Effects There are many discoveries being found regarding the adverse effects of genetically modified foods on the human body.
Contrary to industry claims, studies show transgenes aren't destroyed digestively in humans or animals.
Foreign DNA can wander and even be transported by blood to internal organs possibly causing chronic diseases.
Livestock farmers who use GMO grains to feed their livestock are reporting die-offs and increased stillbirths that threaten their animals.
These crops have been shown to increase environmental and other toxins that may accumulate throughout the food chain.
Potential harm to adults is magnified for children.
Another concern is that pregnant mothers eating GM foods may endanger their offspring by harming normal fetal development and altering gene expression that's then passed to future generations.
History GM foods entered the market long before science could evaluate their safety and benefits.
News from former research scientists that found negative side effects associated with GMO was leaked to the news media in Europe.
Europe reached the tipping point in April 1999 and within a single week, virtually all major manufacturers publicly committed to stop using GM ingredients in their European brands.
Once GMOs enter the food chain, the "genie is out of the bottle" for keeps.
There is a long-lasting and widespread effect on many different organisms associated with these foods.