International trade of genetically modified foods

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    detrimental to the health of humans. The most common form of this is when humans consume food that contains GMOs. Since most GMO-containing food is not labelled as such, most consumers assume that their food is GMO-free, however, this is not the case. Joseph Mercola, a renowned doctor who specializes in nutrition, attests that in the United States, an increasing amount of genetically modified foods are being added to the food supply without the knowledge of American consumers. The effects of…

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    If the movement of people, food, and manufactured goods can have such a negative impact on public health, should steps be taken to reduce these flows? What other options are there for lowering the spread of global diseases? The movements of people, food and manufactured goods have had such a negative impacts on public health and therefore, there are steps that can be taken to lower the spread of global diseases on each of the following. Movement of people. Increased movement of people…

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    Side Effects Of Gmos

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    In today’s markets, consumers are getting a lot more than they bargain for when they buy food. A considerable amount of food and food products on grocery store shelves contain GMOs. GMOs, or genetically modified organisms, refer to any crop, animal, or organism that has been genetically engineered or modified in some way. These crops and organisms have been genetically altered in a lab to have a certain quality or characteristic that they typically do not have in nature. GMOs have become so…

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    from animals fed genetically modified feed, and a variety of soft drinks from third party suppliers that contain sweeteners from genetically altered corn as clearly stated on its website. Apparent ethical values would be transparency and honesty because they are not communicating clearly with their customers. This information is readily available on their website, but not many consumers are going to take the time to research this and go to their website to make sure their food doesn’t contain…

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    Globalization, even with all its health disadvantages, should not come under fire so readily. The movement of goods, food and people have become an integral part of what we enjoy as a society that most of us take for granted, exotic fruits and vegetables available in our supermarkets almost every day of the year, competitively priced goods imported from other countries mean we have money left over for our hobbies and that vacation you take every year to visit other countries are all made…

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    genesis of improvements in the field of agriculture. Food is a very crucial part of human survival, and while it may be abundant in many developed countries, the same cannot be said about the developing countries. A 2015 report by FAO on the state of food insecurity sates that there are about 795 million people sleeping hungry because of shortage of food with the vast majority coming from developing countries. The rise of genetically modified food in the recent years however has helped to…

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    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,…

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    conditions and work for free with no guarantee of either being free. When the African were forced to move many of them. Many of these people were involved in the slave trading that involved the Europeans and soon slavery came into play. With the slave trade the Europeans were able to not…

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    With the global trade market expanding between the global north and global south, the agricultural institution has been attempting to utilize new technology to create crops that revolutionize the traditional and organic growing methods. The production of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) was created in order to offer a new way for farmers to increase crop yields while fighting the decrease in arable land, and continue the fight against crop diseases and pests with seeds modified to fight…

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    Mandatory labeling of Genetically Modified food (GM) also known as Genetically engineered (GE) or Genetically Modified organisms (GMO’s) has become controversial and a debatable topic in our society. Today, more than 170 million acres plants varieties of GM crops and the US still remain as the largest producers harvesting about 43% of total GM crops (Hallman et. al, 2013). Lessick et al., 2002 stated that about 60% of processed foods sold in US supermarkets contain a GM ingredient. Proponents…

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