Organics: Paper 2 America is a society that will forever be changing. New advancements in technology arise almost daily with new machines being built, gadgets being created, and applications being constructed. All of the new and upcoming changes in technology sometimes leave consumers feeling overwhelmed and confused. Why were these upgrades made? How does this technology work? How does this benefit me? One thing all Americans should be informed about is the new advancements and technological changes in the way their food is being grown.
In recent years, it has become popular to purchase organic foods. To be organic a plant or animal must be yielded without the use of chemically formulated fertilizers, growth stimulants, antibiotics, or …show more content…
Miller is a physician and molecular biologist who believes that there can be plenty of harm done by putting GMO food labels on produce at the supermarket. In Miller’s article, “GMO Food Labels are Meaningless,” he disagrees with the Vermont Act 120 that requires labels on foods that have been produced or partially produced from an organism in which the genetic material has been changed. The Vermont law was passed to reduce and prevent confusion among consumers, yet Miller opposes this idea. Miller reports, “Activists may believe they are empowering consumers, but in truth they are distracting them from substantive issues such as product quality, safety, and value.” Miller writes that since the early 1900’s plant breeders have been testing and performing “wide-cross” hybridizations on plants and cultivating those with desirable traits. He thinks that the new hybridizations and GMO techniques are what consumers should mostly be worried about. He questions the safety and quality of the outcome of these engineered foods. Miller explains that he thinks it is wrong for supermarkets to label all of these genetic changes that were performed on produce because it just gives customers more anxiety and confusion. I agree that supermarkets shouldn’t have to label everything as a GMO because the engineered produce should be healthier and safer than the original. Biochemists are taking the desired traits from plants and using these traits to make …show more content…
The main concern that marketing consultants have been dealing with is how to help build this billion dollar industry. In reality these consultants could make so much more by better informing their consumers. Most customers don’t have the slightest of idea where their food comes from or what new technology is being used by farmers. It was identified by both Pollan and Miller that advancements in crop production have been a common ongoing project for the farming industry. Industrial farms have also been more common in America today. In a recent article titled “Why Industrial Farms Are Good for the Environment,” Jason Lusk talks about the importance of industrial farming and why new technologies are beneficial to our society. Lusk believes, “It is precisely this large size that is often criticized today in the belief that large farms put profit ahead of soil and animal health...But increased size has advantages, especially better opportunities to invest in new technologies and to benefit from economies of scale.” Lusk explains at the beginning of his article that large farms are responsible for 80 percent of food sales in America, filling the shelves with fresh produce at supermarkets. An increase in farm size has advantages because farmers are able to afford technology to better help them yield more crops to feed the world. These
In recent years, it has become popular to purchase organic foods. To be organic a plant or animal must be yielded without the use of chemically formulated fertilizers, growth stimulants, antibiotics, or …show more content…
Miller is a physician and molecular biologist who believes that there can be plenty of harm done by putting GMO food labels on produce at the supermarket. In Miller’s article, “GMO Food Labels are Meaningless,” he disagrees with the Vermont Act 120 that requires labels on foods that have been produced or partially produced from an organism in which the genetic material has been changed. The Vermont law was passed to reduce and prevent confusion among consumers, yet Miller opposes this idea. Miller reports, “Activists may believe they are empowering consumers, but in truth they are distracting them from substantive issues such as product quality, safety, and value.” Miller writes that since the early 1900’s plant breeders have been testing and performing “wide-cross” hybridizations on plants and cultivating those with desirable traits. He thinks that the new hybridizations and GMO techniques are what consumers should mostly be worried about. He questions the safety and quality of the outcome of these engineered foods. Miller explains that he thinks it is wrong for supermarkets to label all of these genetic changes that were performed on produce because it just gives customers more anxiety and confusion. I agree that supermarkets shouldn’t have to label everything as a GMO because the engineered produce should be healthier and safer than the original. Biochemists are taking the desired traits from plants and using these traits to make …show more content…
The main concern that marketing consultants have been dealing with is how to help build this billion dollar industry. In reality these consultants could make so much more by better informing their consumers. Most customers don’t have the slightest of idea where their food comes from or what new technology is being used by farmers. It was identified by both Pollan and Miller that advancements in crop production have been a common ongoing project for the farming industry. Industrial farms have also been more common in America today. In a recent article titled “Why Industrial Farms Are Good for the Environment,” Jason Lusk talks about the importance of industrial farming and why new technologies are beneficial to our society. Lusk believes, “It is precisely this large size that is often criticized today in the belief that large farms put profit ahead of soil and animal health...But increased size has advantages, especially better opportunities to invest in new technologies and to benefit from economies of scale.” Lusk explains at the beginning of his article that large farms are responsible for 80 percent of food sales in America, filling the shelves with fresh produce at supermarkets. An increase in farm size has advantages because farmers are able to afford technology to better help them yield more crops to feed the world. These