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ArticleGM crops & food2026

The global scientific consensus on genetically modified crop risk assessments.

Luiza Favaratto, Savannah Gleim, Stuart J Smyth

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Article in GM crops & food, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Luiza FavarattoDepartment of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-7340-9358
Savannah GleimDepartment of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-0684-3223
Stuart J SmythDepartment of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-0837-8617

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Initial risk assessments of genetically modified (GM) crops began in the early 1990 s, focusing on herbicide tolerance and insect resistance, with approvals by the mid-1990s. These assessments compare GM crops to non-GM equivalents, a framework unchanged for over 30 years. Since the first assessment in 1994, over 4,400 evaluations have been conducted across more than 70 countries for both cultivation and food/feed use. To date, none have identified increased risk relative to conventional varieties. This article analyzes three decades of GM crop approvals, highlighting the consistency of scientific assessment processes. Fourteen crops underwent 692 cultivation and 1,891 food-release assessments for herbicide tolerance, while insect resistance accounted for 523 cultivation and 1,396 food-release assessments, largely involving

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Crops, AgriculturalPlants, Genetically ModifiedAnimalsBacillus thuringiensisHerbicide ResistanceHerbicidesRisk AssessmentHerbicidesBarriers to innovationbiotechnology regulationherbicide toleranceinsect resistanceregulatory barriers

Identifiers

PMID42574537
PMCPMC13471097

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