the united states grows 75 percent of the world's GM crops. more than 40 percent of the corn, 50 percent of the cotton and 45 percent of the soybeans grown in the US 1999 were genetically modified. the ingredients from these crops-especially soy. which is used in many products-show up in a lot of the food we eat from pizza cookies pasta ice cream and potato chips to soup. are GM food safe for our health and the environment? so far there is no evidence that GM foods have any risks but only time and more research will tell