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Americans are confused about food and unsure where to turn for answers, survey shows

  • Written by Sheril Kirshenbaum, Food@MSU, Michigan State University
imageTrying to sort truth about food from fiction can be overwhelming.TheeErin, CC BY-SA

More than one-third of Americans do not know that foods with no genetically modified ingredients contain genes, according to the new nationally representative Food Literacy and Engagement Poll we recently conducted at Michigan State University. For the record, all...

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