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Am I eating GE flax?
What traits have been genetically engineered into crops?
Which foods have been genetically engineered?
What are the health, environmental, and social issues associated with genetic engineering?
How is genetic engineering regulated in the United States?
Media coverage and public opinion of genetic engineering
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About the creators of the GEO-PIE Project
  
Although one variety of GE flax has been approved in the US, it is not currently being grown.

A nutritional supplement made from flax seed
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Read more about GE herbicide resistance.  

Am I eating genetically engineered flax?

No. A variety of GE herbicide-resistant flax, developed by researchers at the University of Saskatchewan, was approved by regulatory agencies in the US in 1998 (earlier in Canada). Citing concerns about the acceptability of GE flax to critical export markets in Europe (50% of the Canadian flax market), the harvest from the only production fields of GE flax was voluntarily destroyed at the request of the Flax Council of Canada, and it was used domestically for non-food uses. It has not been planted since.
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