Like everything in today’s modern world, gmos come with side effects. Gmos are the foods that most of us consume everyday without knowledge. The food is modified to last longer or used to kill insects. However, these foods weren’t originally designed for us. Starlink corn is a type of corn that has been modified …show more content…
Approximately $200 million was invested in Flavr Savr. A company whose tomatoes that I previously stated, rot longer. Out of the $200 million invested non can be reclaimed. GMO crops alone has cost the U.S. $12 billion due to contamination and product lost. Due to the overuse of pesticides and cross pollination, superweeds are created. These are plants that are resistant to herbicides and pesticides. Another thing that most people are unaware of is that the largest supplier in the world for GMO seeds is Monsanto. Monsanto is also one of the larger producers of pesticides and herbicides. In Canada an organic field was contaminated by Monsanto’s rapeseed.
Supporters of GMOs believe that antibiotics in our food is a good thing. They think that the antibiotics will strengthen our immune system. Some if not most GMOs contain antibiotics. A British study showed that after consuming modified soya, volunteers had remaining traces of the the modified DNA in their small intestines. Scientists are now concerned that GM foods will leave the British vulnerable to diseases that can not be treated. Another study at the University of Newcastle consisted of another GM soya feeding. Out of the seven that ate the genetically modified soya, three had DNA from the soya in the bacteria of their regular digestive