What Are Gmos Safe

When it comes to the topic of Genetic Modified Organisms (GMOs) most of us would readily agree that they are not safe, on the contrary others would insist that they are safe. Although some research may suggest that GMOs are safe, the scientific research that provides solid evidence that GMOs are risk-free, not only to humans and animals but also to the environment, is not sufficient. A wide variety of evidence connects GMOs with health problems, environmental damage, and violation of farmers’ and consumers’ rights. The topic of GMOs is controversial, because, the human population continues to grow at a rapid rate, thus the demand for food production continues to grow. I agree that GMOs are not safe because there are unknown side effects when …show more content…
When it comes to allergic reactions, it’s important to consider the allergic reactions, missed proteins may cause in organisms who consume them. There are two main concerns over the mixer of proteins, first the transfer of allergens which make safe products – dangerous, secondly the creation of new allergies. Antibiotics resistance is the biggest concern yet, due to GMOs in the human body may result in the rise of risks of disease-causing bacteria to become resistant to antibiotics, which may cause a wide spread of diseases that may take a long time to find a solution for. Another concern of GMOs is the loss of nutrition due to the alteration of the nutrients in the crops, when within the mixer of proteins to create faster development of products; nutrients may loss value during the production …show more content…
According to Jeffrey smith, expert on GMOs, “pollen from GM crops and trees can contaminate nearby crops and wild plants” affecting the demand of purity products leading to the effect on the economy and having a major impact on farmers’ investments. Emily Glass’s point on the purpose of GMOs in crops is to target the crop against “insect resistant, virus resistant, or herbicide tolerant” in order to prevent farmers from having to use pesticides that are harmful to those who work in the harvest of their crops. Long term effects on the crops and farm land are uncertain but one concern is the insect, virus and herbicide who have been targeted by GMOs may become resistant to new GMOs. One major effect GMOs may have on the environment in the change in the ecology, in making this comment Emily Glass urges us “small genetic changes in plants may produce even larger ecological shifts, meaning that there is potential for GMOs to become persistent and weedy in agricultural conditions, since they are modified to be resistant to some modern agricultural technique” causing major problems in the cultivation of