81.   Still, controversy over genetically modified food, including attacks on crops in Europe, is taking a toll.

82.   The admission was followed by the appearance of genetically modified foods, and for Britons that apparently was the last straw.

83.   The biotechnology industry is bracing for a renewed campaign by consumer activists next year to restrict the movement toward genetically modified foods.

84.   The controversy over genetically modified foods has also bruised its reputation.

85.   The European Union, where there is much more concern about genetically modified food than in the United States, also wants commodities included.

86.   The FDA held a second meeting on Tuesday to hear views on how it should regulate genetically modified foods.

87.   The fact of the matter is we eat genetically modified food every day.

88.   The environmentalists had long struggled to get the FDA to mandate labels on genetically modified foods.

89.   The FDA is expected to introduce new guidelines on genetically modified foods as early as next month.

90.   The Food and Drug Administration does not require testing, just assurances from the company that manufactures the genetically modified food that it is safe.