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2024-04-16 13:53:35 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 5B70E64624A96544D6FFDAE9AE552A37F9971E2C40AEF4ADA0084D5EB14471DC
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This claim is false. The use of GMOs is prohibited in organic products. Organic farmers can’t plant GMO seeds or feed their cows GMO alfalfa. Claiming mRNA from COVID vaccines are entering the food chain through plants and animals lack a factual basis. https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-covid-vaccine-food-misinformation-41aaa639bc1ff056be7037dacf43116e https://www.ams.usda.gov/publications/content/can-gmos-be-used-organic-products https://www.ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2023/november/rising-consumer-demand-reshapes-landscape-for-u-s-organic-farmers/ https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/LSExcludedMethodVaccinesinLivestock.pdf https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/Vaccines%20from%20Excluded%20Methods%20report%202011.pdf https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mrna-entered-the-food-supply/ https://www.alderspring.com/organic-beef-matters/glenns-response-to-the-mrna-vaccine/ https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.337U7PW https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/npr-news-natural-news/
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