Many of the foods that are already common in our diet are obtained from plant varieties that were developed using conventional genetic techniques of breeding and selection. hybrid corn, nectarines (which are genetically altered peaches), and tangelos (which are a genetic hybrid of a tangerine and grapefruit) are all examples of such breeding and selection. … bioengineered foods and food ingredients (including food additives) must adhere to the same standards of safety under the act that apply to their conventional counterparts. this means that these products must be as safe as the traditional foods in the market. —james h. maryanski, “genetically engineered foods,” statement before the subcommittee on basic research and house committee on science, october 19, 1999 what reasons in this passage support using genetically modified foods?