Facts About GMFs

- Between 1996 and 2011, the total surface area of land cultivated with GM had increased from 17,000 km2 to 1,600,000 km2.

- The Grocery Manufacturers of America estimated in 2003 that 70-75% of all processed foods in the U.S. contained a GM ingredient

- In 1970, the top 5 beef producers controlled 25% of the market. Today, the top 4 producers control 80% of the market.

- The largest slaughterhouse in the world is located in North Carolina. It is called the “Smithfield Hog Processing Plant”

- In 1996, only 2% of soybeans in the U.S. contained Monsanto gene. By 2008, over 90% contained Monsanto gene.

- Monsanto is the world’s largest producer of GM crops