Anti GMO Argumentative Essay

To satisfy the increased nutritional demands and ameliorate world hunger, genetic engineering has recently been an alternative, while many Europeans politicians and environmentalists oppose this option. These experts claim that genetically modified foods are less safe than “traditional” farming methods, even though statistics show that some genetically engineering crops produce fewer toxins than biological and botanical pesticides used in traditional food sources. In particular, Vandana Shiva, an anti-GM zealot, started a crusade against GM foods and accused multinational agricultural biotechnology corporations of disrupting the ecological balance for producing genetic engineering crops (Spector). As a result, people hold an unreasonably high standard toward GMOs compared to traditional food sources through complicated regulatory systems and studies to evaluate and ensure food safety. …show more content…
According to Shiva, seeds bred in laboratory will eliminate the option of organic farming and affect plant ecosystems negatively and new technologies are killing the alternatives, which will lead to “monocultures and deadness” (Specter, p.2). As Spector indicates in “Seeds Of Doubt,” Shiva asserts that the purpose of genetic engineering technology is to “patent life” and “impose this order worldwide.” She rejects such technology because “life is not an invention” and genetic engineering will lead to the loss of diversity and integrity of living resources (Spector, p.8). From the perspectives of those who dominate the debate over GMOs, new technology being able to patent life becomes an obstacle for anti-GMO activists to accept GM food products and agricultural biotechnology. In order to making their perception of genetically modified food the one widely accepted, they strive to prevent general public from accepting GM