GMO foods, or genetically modified organisms, are products that have been altered through genetic engineering, changing the DNA. The health implications of consuming GMO foods has the potential to affect your health long term. Identifying GMO foods can be done by looking for labels that indicate whether a product contains genetically modified ingredients, or by researching brands that prioritize non-GMO options.

Every living thing on Earth is made up of cells. Cells use the information stored in genetic material to perform functions essential to the creature's life cycle. In this way, genetic material impacts how an organism appears, grows, lives and dies by providing the "building block DNA is housed inside delicate and complex cells, protected from external forces that can damage or destroy it and harm the organism. Biotechnology can be used to create gene sequences that have never before occurred in nature, producing organisms that have never been part of the human diet. GMOs are a direct extension of chemical agriculture and are developed and sold by the world’s largest chemical companies. The long-term impacts of these GMOs are unknown. Once released into the environment, these novel organisms cannot be recalled.