Corn, Ubiquitous Corn! (This means it is EVERYWHERE!)
The letter "p"
Frankenfoods
Potpourri
100
Abbreviated name for the government agency responsible for protecting the public health by regulating the safety of food, biological products, medical devices, drugs, and cosmetics.
What is the FDA?
100
Amount of time it takes to raise corn-fed cattle to maturity
What is 18 months?
100
chicken, turkey, duck, or geese raised for food
What is poultry?
100
Year or decade gmo crops were introduced to US soil
What is 1996? (1990's)
100
Insects that have been harmed by gmo crops
What are ladybugs, bees or lacewings? Score for any one answer.
200
Abbreviated name for government agency responsible for federal government policy on farming, agriculture, and food.
What is the USDA?
200
HFCS, ascorbic acid, caramel, maltodextrin, sorbitol, xylitol, dextrose and diglycerides are examples of ingredients derived from this vegetable.
What is corn?
200
Substance used to destroy insects, weeds, or fungus to prevent crop loss
What is a pesticide?
200
About 50% of this fruit grown in Hawaii is genetically modified.
What is papaya?
Papaya was saved from destruction and possible extinction from the ringspot virus by vaccination (yes, they used a "gene gun") to inject low level viral particles into papayas- helping them to develop immunity and saving Hawaii's papaya farmers. hmmmmm.
200
This term refers to stronger weeds created by the use of genetically modified crops
What is a gm super weed?
300
Abbreviation for foods or food products products made from ingredients or organisms that have been created by modifying their genetic material to withstand direct application of herbicide or to produce its own insecticide.
What is GMO?
300
Soda, fruit juice drinks, soups, pasta sauces, lollipops, and hard candies are sweetened with this product made from corn
What is high fructose corn syrup?
300
the flesh of a hog; good source of protein, vitamin B, and iron
What is pork?
300
To enjoy beef with a more healthful fat content, look for beef that is fed this instead of corn.
What is grass or grass-fed?
300
Golden rice is genetically modified to contain this vitamin.
What is vitamin A?
400
CAFO is the abbreviation for this agricultural operation where animals are kept and raised.
What is a concentrated animal feeding operation?
400
A genetic modification of corn that produces its own insecticide.
What is bt corn? "bt" is the abbreviation for "Bacillus Thuringiensis", a bacterium that produces a toxin that kills corn borers. It is believed not to harm bees, birds or mammals, and it eliminates the need to spray the corn crop with pesticides.
400
Beef product made from ammonia-sanitized beef trimmings and beef by-products, used as a filler or extender in commercially prepared hamburgers. There is no requirement that it be listed on the label.
What is pink slime?
400
To avoid consuming fish fed with gmo corn, look for this term on the label.
What is "wild" or "wild caught"?
400
Scientists who favor gmo do so because gmo crops provide some advantages. Name one.
What is any of these:
pest resistance to prevent crop loss, - enabling farmers to use fewer chemical pesticides;
herbicide resistance,
cold tolerance,
drought tolerance,
enhanced nutritional value,
greater crop yield
500
HFCS, made from corn, used to sweeten beverages (soda & fruit drinks), breads, cereals, breakfast bars, lunch meats, yogurt, soups, and condiments.
What is high fructose corn syrup?
500
% of U.S. corn produced by genetic modification .
What is 80%
500
Food activist featured in Food Inc., and author of "The Omnivore's Dilemma", "Cooked", and numerous books about eating wisely and simply. His basic rules: "Eat food; not too much; mostly plants."
Who is Michael Pollan?
500
Wall- Mart responded to consumer demand by stocking and selling milk with this label that indicates it is from cows that have not been treated with hormones.
What is no rBGH or rBST?
rBGH= recombinant bovine growth hormone
rBst= recombinant bovine somatotropin, synthetic hormones that increase milk production. Banned in several countries, the US EPA has determined them safe for human consumption.
500
The use of gmo crops is controversial. Name one reason gmo crops are banned in some countries.
What is any of these:
A greater possibility of creating new allergens
Unknown effects on human health
Increase in herbicide use as super weeds develop
GMOs cross pollinate and their seeds travel, contaminating the gene pools of other plants