Gmo Safety Regulations

More safety regulations for genetically modified foods.
“The survey, released by researchers at Rutgers University found that more than half (53 percent) say they know very little or nothing at all about genetically modified (GM) foods, and one in four (25 percent) say they have never heard of them” (“Most Americans Pay Little”). Genetically modified food or for short GM foods are foods or products that have their DNA changer or altered with an injection of a new gene or trait so that the product which has been genetically modified may have that gene. For example if an apple A is smaller than apple B they would insert that trait, how big the apple is, into smaller apples, or in other cases they would put bacteria and other chemicals into these
The FDA (the Food and Drug Administration who is responsible for our safety over food supply cosmetics and other products) does not require any labeling of genetically modified foods. Because of this American consumers have no way of knowing if their foods are even genetically modified. “Religious leaders… insisted that the FDA’s failure to regulate and label gene-altered foods violates the free exercise of religion by Americans who wish to avoid such foods for religious or moral reasons”(“The FDA Should Require”). By not requiring these labels these families of religious backgrounds or people who don’t agree with these foods inevitably would feeding them to their families unknowingly. The people who are educated would also end up consuming the genetically modified foods against their choices and beliefs.A large portion of the the United states even agree with the labeling of these foods. “New York Times Poll found 93 percent of respondents were in favor of a mandatory label for genetically engineered food. A 2010 Consumers Union poll found that 95 percent of U.S. consumers favor mandatory labeling” (“Genetically Modified Foods”). This shows that the people agree that it is infact a violation of their rights, or at least would like to be educated, and deserve so rightly by enforcing labels on these genetically modified
But in fact the FDA have not done enough tests to know for sure if these foods are completely safe. “The FDA contends that there is not sufficient scientific evidence demonstrating that ingesting these foods lead to chronic harm… The potential cumulative, long-term risks have not been studied” (“Genetically Modified Foods Need”) The FDA themselves are unknowing to how harmful the genetically modified foods really are. Since these foods are also unregulated they are easy to get into our food supply with no one the wiser . “in 2000, StarLink traces were found in taco shells in U.S. supermarkets. The EPA [Environmental protection Agency, they protect human health by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by congress] granted… request to cancel StarLinks’s regulation, helping to remove the GE corn from the food supply” (“Genetically Modified Foods Need”). The EPA had granted this, then after they had found the StartLink in taco shells shows how low regulated these genetically modified foods