One of the easiest and most helpful estate planning tools to use is also the easiest to mess up. All too often IRA owners commit costly errors on their beneficiary form that negate their best intentions, leaving loved ones out in the cold.
This was also around the time that the first debate over GMO health risks began to emerge. In 1976, biotechnology became commercialized, allowing companies to experiment with inserting genes from one species into another â whether for medicinal, food, or chemical reasons. 1982.
Likewise, biotechnology companies aren't required to report which genetically modified seeds are used in production. Yet the use of GMOs is undoubtedly widespread. Since GMOs were approved for commercial use, and then first planted into U.S. soil in 1996, their production has increased dramatically. More than 90% of all soybean cotton and corn acreage in the U.S. is used to grow genetically engineered crops. Other popular and approved food crops include sugar beets, alfalfa, canola, papaya and summer squash. More recently, apples that don't brown and bruise-free potatoes were also approved by the FDA. Methodology.