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Overview

• What are bio-engineered crops and how widely are they grown in the United States and other countries?
• What concerns are being raised by countries receiving U.S. food aid about bio-engineered crops?

Food Safety and Health

• Are bio-engineered crops safe to eat?
• Are bio-engineered foods in the U.S. food supply?
• Do bio-engineered crops cause allergic reactions?
• How rigorously are bio-engineered crops regulated in the United States?
• Are bio-engineered foods required to be labeled in a special manner?

United States and Food Assistance

• Why doesn't the U.S. donate cash instead of food to food aid programs?
• Why don't we just send other food commodities besides corn to southern Africa?
• Why doesn't the United States agree to mill corn donations?
• Can food aid recipient countries source their donations from other countries besides the United States?

Trade and Agriculture

• Will bio-engineered grain cross with local varieties if food aid corn is planted?
• Is the U.S. biotechnology industry pushing its products on developing countries through food aid programs?
• Are there any restrictions on replanting seed from bio-engineered corn if it is planted?
• Does the Biosafety Protocol limit the planting or distribution of bio-engineered crops?

Environment

• Are bio-engineered crops safe for the environment?
• Do bio-engineered crops contain pesticides?
• Does bio-engineered corn harm butterflies?
• Do bio-engineered crops contain genes from animals?

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