# Edible cotton: How genetically modified cottonseed could revolutionize food and feed production - Genetic Literacy Project

> A Genetic Literacy Project piece reviews gossypol toxicity limits on cottonseed meal, noting it is safe for cattle but not hogs or poultry, and cites a 2000 Georgia study on grazing savings from cotton residue. It also discusses the new ultra-low gossypol GM cottonseed as a possible food and feed source.

- Date: 2018-11-14 · published 2018-11-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62157-edible-cotton-how-genetically-modified-cottonseed-could-revolutionize-food-and
- Commodities: [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md)

## Why it matters

Cottonseed meal remains restricted to ruminant rations, which limits its substitution for soybean meal in hog and poultry feed; the GM development is not yet a supply factor.

## Read by commodity

- CSM: neutral

## Sources

- geneticliteracyproject.org: https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2018/11/14/edible-cotton-how-genetically-modified-cottonseed-could-revolutionize-food-and-feed-production/

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