Genetically-Modified Corn Nearly Unavoidable in Bourbon Distilling

By Erica Peterson

Published March 22, 2012 at 11:30 PM EDT

Nearly 90 percent of the corn in this country is genetically-modified. And as using genetically-modified—or GM—corn becomes increasingly popular in everyday foods, more people are becoming concerned about potential ill effects on human health and the environment.Besides being used in food, that corn is also finding its way into Kentucky’s signature spirit: bourbon.

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