Persuasive Essay On Gm Food

For thousands of years people have been working hard to produce fruit, vegetables, meat, etc. so that they could get away from hunger, absorb nutrition, and live on the earth. Every day, we consume a lot of food, but do we really know what we eat? We prefer fresher and healthier food; however, are we actually consuming natural foods? We are not sure about these questions because we do not know what ingredients inside the food we eat are. Currently, a lot of food has already changed taste, appearance and nutrition due to biotechnology, and more and more genetically modified food (GM food) is available on the market without specific markers. At the same time, the widespread use of GM food is becoming controversial. Although GM food has better …show more content…
p. 1). GM food is a new word for some people; however, before they learn it, they may have already consumed the food because sometimes there are no specific markers to distinguish GM food from naturally bred food. "60 percent of Americans believe that they have never eaten GM food,...38 percent of respondents said they would be likely to eat GM food given the choice...54 percent said that they would be unlikely to do so" (Weasel, 2009. p. 1). Although the United State is one of the leading countries in the study of biotechnology, American people still do not intend to eat GM food right now. Most people prefer to consume food after hearing the positive answer from their trusted government, family, and friends, instead of testing first. Currently, the study on GM food is still too immature to define it as "safe". While we consider the benefits that GM food brings, we need to pay much attention to its disadvantages; otherwise, it may result in horrible outcomes, or even disasters. Therefore, we should not produce and spread wide use of GM food before estimating accurate and scientific research results, advancing the security, and figuring out feasible and reliable solutions to balance both beneficial and negative sides of GM