>On average they tend to have far more genetic variation away from "known good" genomes, yet I don't know anyone who thinks that clinical trials are warranted w

>On average they tend to have far more genetic variation away from "known good" genomes, yet I don't know anyone who thinks that clinical trials are warranted when Farmer Bob's corn cross-pollinates with Farmer Joe's corn. Some real world examples of foods being dangerous is Solanine in potatoes. All potatoes contain a small amount of it, and they can sometimes mutate or be accidentally bred to contain harmful amounts. Tomatoes also have small amounts of solanine and tomatine, especially in their leaves.