Biotech seeds have been approved by global safety agencies for nearly 20 years. The following agencies have approved biotech crops to be as safe and acceptable as their conventional counterparts include:
- The U.N. World Health Organization (WHO)
- The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
- The European Food Safety Authority
- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Health Canada
- The National Academy of Sciences
- The American Medical Association
- The British Royal Society