Food is the basic requirement for living‚ as more and more people need food while the population was increased every year‚ food is becoming an important issue in the world. The invention of Genetically Modified food is a reasonable solution to solve this issue. Therefore‚ the Genetically Modified food should not be banned for several reasons. In addition to the fact that Genetically Modified food already provides benefits to us‚ there are several considerable profits to agriculture‚ environment and
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problem of genetically modified food is widespread all over the world. GM foods are genetically modified using biotechnology. More and more GM foods appear on the shelves of our stores and supermarkets nowadays‚ and make their way into our kitchens. GM foods are designed for greater resistance to viruses and pests‚ higher nutritional value and longer shelf life. However‚ their safety‚ potential risks and ethical concerns are still being debated. So‚ should genetically modified crops be banned or not
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Controversial Issues – Genetically Modified Foods Genetically modifying foods might seem very unorthodox with the changing of traits and genes within the foods‚ but genetically modifying foods does not hurt the consumer in any way. Earlier in the 1990’s‚ genetically modified foods were announced by the Food and Drug Administration to not be “inherently dangerous”. However‚ when a type of transgenic corn was pulled from the market when it was mistakenly entered into the open food supply in 2000 that
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INTRODUCTION Genetically modified food (GM food) is crop‚ plants or just food are created by using the latest molecular biology techniques in laboratories to have the desired traits such as resistance to pesticides and many more. For a period of 10 years‚ between 1995 and 2005‚ the amount of land cultivated with Genetically Modified Organisms had increased from 4.2 million acres to 222 million acres. In 2003‚ the countries that grew 99% of the world’s genetically modified food were the following
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Science‚ chemical and big name companies had done hazardous experiments with the consumers food without the world’s communities approval and it still continues today. Genetically modified organisms‚ also known as “Proposition 37‚” had contaminated the food supply. “A GMO (genetically modified organism) is the result of a laboratory process where genes from the DNA of one species are extracted and artificially forced in the genes of an unrelated plant or animal” (Seeds of Deception). The results had
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Genetically Modified Foods Did you know that 62 countries have strict laws against genetically modified foods? 30 of those 62 have eliminated or almost completely banned genetically modified foods from their market (Partovi). All of Europe has almost completely done away with these altered forms of comestibles and requires labeling for anything with even a trace of modified content. GMOs (genetically modified organisms) are in nearly 80 percent of the United States processed foods (Lowery). These
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with food‚ in order to improve the nutritious quality‚ less use of chemicals such as pesticides and adding flavor. Genetically modified food is considere4d one of the modern production improvements and the largest food experiments in the world’s history. Virtually every crop we eat has undergone hundreds of years of genetic modification by farmers and scientist in search of desirable traits. The Benefits of gene technology in terms of food production are enormous. The most common genetically engineered
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By Wendy Du GM Foods as a possible solution for world hungry 1. Introduction Genetically modified foods are foods derived from genetically modified organisms (GMOS). GMOS have had particular turns led to their DNA by genetic engineering techniques.In fact‚GM foods are already becoming a part of our life.(Maessen‚ 1997) The 2010 estimate‚ the most recent‚ says that 925 million people were undernourished in 2010 (FAO 2010). There are clearly some very real issues that need
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Outline Genetically Modified Foods Specific Purpose: To inform the audience about genetically modified foods in Canada. INTRODUCTION Did you know that most of the food and fibre that we consume on a daily basis is in some way genetically modified? Are we really getting the nutritional value that is promised to us on the labels of these foods? The percentage of our daily consumption that is modified seems incredibly high‚ so today I would like to explain what genetically modified foods like plants
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English 101 Dr. Coffe 8 December 2013 Genetically Modified Food According to the U.S Department of Agriculture‚ also known as USDA‚ in the United States more than 90% of soybeans‚ cotton‚ corn‚ and certain other crops are genetically engineered. GMOs are organisms that are introduced into plants or meat to alter their DNA. Their main purpose is to create food that can withstand many different environments and climates. The problem with GMO’s is that they have been shown to create health problems
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