GMO foods have been available since the early 1990s, but there is some confusion around what GMOs are. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Agricultural Biotechnology Education and Outreach initiative, Feed Your Mind, aims to increase the awareness and understanding of genetically engineered foods, commonly known as GMOs. Feed Your Mind was developed to share science-based information that educates, informs, and broadens understanding about agricultural biotechnology.

The initiative offers science-based, plain-language information in the form of web content, fact sheets, infographics, and videos that you can share with your constituents, members, partners, and other stakeholders to increase their knowledge and understanding of GMOs. Resources were designed for consumers, but they can be useful resources for healthcare professionals, public health educators, and nutrition educators. The initiative is a multi-phased effort, and new materials for health educators and healthcare professionals, including an online learning series, will be released in spring 2022.

Feed your mind with more GMO knowledge at www.fda.gov/feedyourmind. And for more information about all of FDA's consumer education materials on food safety, nutrition, and cosmetics, visit the CFSAN Education Resource Library at https://www.fda.gov/food/resources-you-food/cfsan-education-resource-library.

Submit your questions about FDA’s Feed Your Mind initiative via the Food and Cosmetics Information Center Inquiry Form.