Addressing Questions on Biotech Safety This section is designed to address common questions on the safety of crop biotechnology. Questions are arranged by topic area and contain a brief summary of information, our answer and additional links on the question topic.

Risk and Biotech Crops
Why Scientists Can Never Prove That Biotech Crops are Safe How Does Science Work?	I DON’T CARE WHAT THE SCIENTISTS SAY—BIOTECH CROPS ARE TOO RISKY Risk as Perception
HOW BAD TIMES HOW OFTEN Risk as Science	I KNOW WHAT RISK IS, BUT HOW DO I ASSESS IT? The Risk Assessment Paradigm

Bio-Fuels

Bio-fuels

Biopharmaceuticals

The Benefits and Risks of Producing Pharmaceutical Proteins in Plants

Food Safety

IS THIS STUFF SAFE TO EAT? How Foods from Biotech Crops are Evaluated for Human Safety

Environmental Safety
Does the use of herbicide-resistant crops create super weeds?	Do Bt crops harm monarch butterflies?

Genetic Engineering
What is genetic engineering and how does it work?	Definitions to Common Biotech Terms

Links to Government Agencies
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	U.S Department of Agriculture - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS)
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)	U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - National Institute of Health (NIH)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency	Health Canada
Canadian Institutes of Health Research