Genetically modified food controversies

The United States have nine genetically modified plants: corn, cotton, soy, sugar beets, Hawaiian papaya, canola, zucchini, yellow squash, and alfalfa for animal’s feedings. The plants are modified for new desirable traits and the recombinant DNA is forced into the DNA of other species to make new organisms. During the process to accelerate the rapid growth, the gene (s) can become unknown and the host plant mutation causes collateral damage that induces toxins, allergy reactions or new…

Article #1: Labeling GM foods--the ethical way forward The author Michael Reiss believes that GMO labels should not be a requirement on food. One strong point of this article was how he explained difficult ideas and gave real life instances, therefore, the reader could have a better understanding. An example of this would be when the author compared his idea of labeling GMOs to taxes. “‘Do you want lower taxes?’ Most people will say yes. The real question is something like ‘Do you want lower…

GMO’s, or genetically modified organisms, are animals that have their genes manipulated in a laboratory. These genes are changed by chemicals to bring some good effects on the people but may also bring some bad ones. There are lots of controversies and debates in society about how dangerous GMOs are even after some research was conducted and it showed that there use was safe. This paper is intended to help give information about the good and bad effects of GMO’s in society and help us make a…

market: selling genetically modified animals. It marks the first time that a company has been permitted to sell GM animals for food by the U.S. government. AquAdvantage is an Atlantic salmon that has had genes added to its genome from both “Pacific chinook salmon… [and] ocean pout.” It was created by “Massachusetts-based AquAdvantage,”who want to start selling the product in widespread markets. AquAdvantage represents a possible transition of contemporary agriculture in which a lot of the food…

follow the consumption of genetically modified food. Take a moment to think about your local grocery store, it is more than likely that it makes up part of the 70 percent of agencies unaware of mutated foods in its store(Edwards). The issue at hand is the fact that people are oblivious, careless, and uninformed. The dangers following this issue are being ignored by everyone, including the government none the less(“10 reasons”). Learning and understanding the controversy of this topic can go a…

Report on findings How are safety assessments conducted on GMOs? Many organisations such as WHO (World Health Organisation) or FSANZ (Food Safety Australia and New Zealand) state that GMOs have been rigorously tested in comparison to conventional foods. GM foods go under extensive safety assessments to ensure that they are safe at least in the short term. Scientists test whether the GMO has any direct health effects, potential allergens, stability of the inserted gene, components that have…

about what genetically modified foods are. I want to educate everyday consumers about the intended purpose of GMO’s, as well as the advantages, disadvantages and controversy surrounding them. THESIS STATEMENT: Several American’s today don’t know that GMO’s are in a majority of the foods they consume, therefore, it is important to educate ourselves more about the potential dangers and benefits GM foods provide. INTRODUCTION I. Do we ever think about…

Tomato That Kills: GMOs Negatively Affect People's Lives Genetically modified organisms are present in 60 to 70 percent of foods on US supermarket shelves (Cadwell). In 1982 the FDA approves the first GMO. Then in 1994 GMOs are put on the grocery store shelves. The first food that was approved with GMOs in them were the Flavr Savr tomatoes (Shireen). Since GMOs were made, many controversies about the health risks associated with the foods have occurred. The death of Juan Pedro Ramos proves that…

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…

living systems and/or organisms’ changes and the technology used to make them is called Biotechnology. An example of Biotechnology’s product are the Genetically Modified food, that are planned to bring benefits, such as, better nutritional content, an improvement in the production, and resistance to diseases and insects. The Golden Rice is one of the GM food that is in the line for being released for the world consumption,…