Arguments Against Gmos

Imagine sitting around the dinner table on a Friday with your family, looking at the wonderful food you're about to eat. What you don’t realize is that there’s not only good food but herbicides as well. Genetically modified organisms are any organisms that have been modified genetically. Genetically modified organisms or GMOs are made to produce more meat out of a product and to mature the product faster. Genetically modified organisms are a very controversial subject all over the world because of the effects caused by the product and the herbicides in them as well. People who support GMOs usually support it because it makes the product cheaper and don’t think about the consequences of it. I am against GMOs because they cause diseases, more herbicide use, and
Supporters of GMOs and people who disagree with requiring labeling of certain products, worry about grocery bills rising. Requiring labeling on products will bump up the price to pay for the labeling, or this is what many people believe. This is true however, labeling will only raise the price by 1 penny for an average family (Consumer Reports). Annually the price will rise about $9.20 for a family of four (Consumer Reports). To know what's exactly in your food, it will only cost a penny a day. In my mind this is totally worth the cost and will help prevent the negative side effects of GMOs such diseases.
I am against GMO products on the market because it causes more herbicide use, deadly diseases, and after asking multiple times the manufacturers still refuse to label GMO products. With more and more GMOs herbicide use has skyrocketed and with more herbicide use comes all the negative side effects too. Herbicides, such as roundup, are known to cause birth defects in amphibians, embryonic deaths, endocrine disruption, and organ damage in animals. With GMOs on the market negative side effects are almost a