Faux Food: The Labelling and Production of Genetically Engineered Foods

FAUX FOOD THE LABELING AND PRODUCTION OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOODS Consumers have the right to knowif their food is genetically engineered so that they can make informed choices about what they eat. This is a comparative visualization of the top countries that produce genetically engineered crops (by area), what cropsare farmed, and the level of regulation for genetically engineer ed food by the government. CANADA, 10.4M PRODUCTION & REGULATION UNITEDSTATES, 69M Icons indicate which genetically engineered crop is grown in each country and the number of hectares (in millions) of land that the country uses to produce these crops, Colors indicate the status of commer cialization regulation and labeling within a country. EUROPE, 0.45M* I million hectares, size of cirde 00 Country lacks mandatory regulation on genetically engineer ed products Country enforces mandatory labeling on genetically engineer ed products Country enf orces a ban on genetically engineered products PAKISTAN, 2.5M Corn O Papaya Soybean Squash BURMA, 0.3M Potato Tomato Canola Cotton *EUROPE CHINA, 3.9M Europe's hectare size is collectively estimated. The countries involved in farming genetically engineer ed crops only use less than B 05 million hectares of their land, with the exception of Spain (at ĐI M) BURKINA FASO, 0.3M PHILIPPINES, 0.6M MEXICO, 0.2M INDIA, 10.6M BOLIVIA, 0.9M PARAGUAY, 2.8M AUSTRALIA, 0.7M BRAZIL, 30.3M 000 SOUTH AFRICA, 2.3M ÜRUGUAY, 1.3M ARGENTINA, 23.7M SOURGES ISAAAORG/FLORG