11.   Nearly two-thirds of the products on American supermarket shelves are estimated to contain genetically altered crops.

12.   Opponents expected Starlink to be a turning point in the fight against genetically altered crops.

13.   Such misdirected fear is prompting similar crop vandalism in Europe, particularly in Britain, where protesters equate genetically altered crops with mad cow disease.

14.   --Surprisingly, researchers have found that key genetically altered crops do not increase yields.

15.   The European Union proceeds much more cautiously, approving only three genetically altered maize crops for farming.

16.   The food presents risk because toxins that act as insecticides build up in some altered crops, the resolution said.

17.   The grain markets are driven by exports, and some key foreign customers are still not completely convinced of the safety of genetically altered crops.

18.   The planting of genetically altered crops has become a contentious issue because of agitation from environmental activists who say they are potentially dangerous to humans and the environment.

19.   The regulatory issues could become even more complicated as Monsanto and others home in on altered crops to promote human health.

20.   The World Trade Organization conducts a working group on bioengineered foods as some countries debate trade restrictions to prevent importation of genetically altered American crops.