Gm Foods

With the development of science and technology, biotechnology has been applied as one of the eco-techno-political technologies in recent years. Therefore, genetically modified foods benefit a lot the human race, especially in developing countries which have a large number of people. With the wilder use of genetically modified foods, they not only solve the subsistence problems but also produce economic benefits. Additionally, genetic modification may help the plants perform a job that they cannot do, which satisfies the public requirement for a higher life quality. However, after ten-year introduction in EU, genetically modified foods are still unpopular. Despite the concerns about biological safety, particular genetically modified foods might impact the environment indirectly. Moreover, it is indeed hard to find an effective way to solve the drawback of genetically modified foods. Hence, whether they are positive or not are still debates

First of all, it is necessary to display a clear definition and societal issues towards genetically modified foods. Genetically modified foods are species whose genes have been changed to perform a desired function (Le, Fernandez & Gabriel, 2004). However, the public concerns about genetically modified foods are not optimistic. In Western Europe, 70 per cent of consumers are against genetically modified foods (Ritsema, 2006). The huge number of rejection lead to the decline of market and industry. Thus, why do many people against genetically modified foods.

While genetically modified foods bring benefits, there are still several safety issues towards genetically modified foods. As for human health, the concerns for safety, allergenicity, toxicity, carcinogenicity, and altered nutritional quality of food are controversial. Due to the fact that GM contains the transfer of genes that may code for proteins not normally present, which means there exist unknown character will be more or less allergenic than their conventional