Washington, DC — On Wednesday, the EPA, FDA and USDA announced a plan to update regulations for biotechnology, including genetically modified foods, also called GMOs.

Food & Water Watch research details GMOs’ impact on clean water, public health, farmers and consumers. The vast majority of U.S. corn and soy, grown for ethanol and factory farm animal feed are GMOs, production of which is controlled by a mere handful of corporations.

In response, Food & Water Watch Research Director Amanda Starbuck issued the following statement:

“While stronger GMO regulations are urgently needed, President Biden could better protect public health and our environment by moving away from these dangerous tools of corporate greed. GMOs trap farmers into agrichemical use that threatens clean water and public health, while funneling profits to a handful of powerful corporations. We urge President Biden to crack down on GMOs and the food monopolies that control them.”