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"Frankenfood" is a neologism that evokes Frankenstein's monster. In a statement released in 2001, an organization opposed to genetically modified foods called the Organic Consumers Association called on "elected officials, political candidates, state departments of agriculture, and all universities and colleges to oppose the growing of GM wheat" until several things could be proven. One of them related directly to grain elevators: "Shipping and storage systems will be able to keep genetically modified grains separate from other varieties." But such separations are not possible within the current "grain in bulk" system. Read more
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