In an increasingly globalized society, many transnational companies are racing to create and distribute new biotechnologies for agriculture which, although developed in the United States, are being made with the intention of reaching foreign markets. However, the spread of the global seed trade presents potential dangers to the global market, due to the risks of engineered crops. While the United States has attempted to evade some of these threats with the approval of transgenic crops, it can not assure global safety, as seen with the example of the use of teosinte and corn.
