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CeneLlcally modlfled foods have lnvaded Lhe shelves of our grocery sLores Pere ln Lhe unlLed
SLaLes CMl foods are noL labeled whereas ln 40 counLrles lL has been banned WhaL exacLly ls
geneLlcally modlfled food? ulrecL human manlpulaLlon of organlsms geneLlc maLerlal ln a way LhaL
does noL occur under naLural condlLlons" ([ourneyLocrunchvllle 2008) CM crops lnLernaLlonally
markeLed Loday are supposed Lo be deslgned uslng one of Lhree baslc LralLs reslsLance Lo lnsecL
damage reslsLance Lo vlral lnfecLlons and Lolerance Lowards cerLaln herblcldes (CrganlzaLlon) All Lhe
genes used Lo modlfy crops are derlved from mlcroorganlsms
An estimated 70- 75 oI processed Ioods in supermarket store shelves Irom soda to soup
,veggie burgers, pizza and even baby Iood contain some type oI GE ingredient.
(journeytocrunchville, 2008) How will we actually know what products are GMF though iI
they`re not labeled, and there certainly is no law that asks Ior it. Genetically modiIied Ioods have
so Iar not been able to prove that they are saIe Ior health consumption; Irom time to time you
will hear a new controversy or reaction oI a chemical. There have been independent scientist
studies oI GMF on animals such as rats and there were some complications on their growth and
organs , now imagine what these GMF chemicals might be doing to us silently. There has also
recently been a new Iounding that Dr. Huber recently saw in cattle. A discovery oI a unknown
pathogen that may have a serious impact on the health oI plants may have been the cause oI the
miscarriages and inIertility in U.S. cattle. (Roundup Ready GM Crops May Trigger Animal
Miscarriages)

SclenLlsLs say some of Lhe healLh effecLs for humans would lnclude Loxlc and allerglc reacLlons
anLlbloLlc reslsLance lmmune suppresslon and oLher serlous lllnesses now where does Lhe luA sLand
ln all of Lhls? When Lhey're supposed Lo be concerned wlLh publlc healLh all lL Lakes for blo Lech ls Lo say
LhaL Lhey're producLs are safe and LhaL's enough for Lhelr approval Cf course we can'L do wlLhouL food
buL why would we wanL Lo eaL geneLlcally modlfled foods whlle sclenLlsLs use us as Lhelr gulnea plgs ln
Lhe long run lL may be cheaper Lhey may say lL wlll sLop poverLy buL wlll cause healLh problems and Lhe
damage wlll only double ln Lhe long run 1here ls conLroversy on lnLroduclng new genes Lo planLs
because Lhere wlll mosL llkely be a new allergen lf done so
lL ls up Lo us Lhe consumers Lo know and care abouL whaL we eaL by buylng CM producLs lL wlll
only keep Lhem on Lhe markeL ln 2006 !apan suspended long graln rlce lmporLs from Lhe uS afLer LesLs
revealed LhaL Lhere was Lrace amounLs of CM LhaL weren'L approved for human consumpLlon CeneLlc
modlfled foods are now seen as Lhe fuLure for Lomorrow ?ou wlll now be able Lo have everyLhlng ln one
producL and Lhey'll make lL happen lmaglne for how much and whaL we Lax payers wlll laLer deal wlLh
1here are oLher ways Lo be healLhy such as eaLlng all naLural foods whenever posslble Shopplng aL local
farmers markeL for fresh foods and LhaL would also supporL our local economy growlng our own frulLs
and vegeLables by conLrlbuLlng a blL of our Llme Lo our healLh MosL lmporLanLly readlng labels and
observlng whaL lngredlenLs Lhey conLaln lor example CM frulLs conLaln flve numbers prefaced by Lhe
number 8 ([ourneyLocrunchvllle 2008)
ln concluslon geneLlcally modlfled food wlll sLlll be a sLrong debaLe for consumers and
governmenL Also Lhere Loo many rlsks lnvolved ln Lhe use of CMl and lLs removal from Lhe agrlculLural
and bloLechnologlcal lndusLrles wlll beneflL human healLh Whlle Lhls ls golng on Lhey wlll sLlll be
produclng oLher producLs whlle Lhe ldea of real farmlng wlll be losL ln Lhe mlsL of Llme Lhe ldea of
plcklng a [ulcy red apple up grown from hard work Lo a geneLlc modlfled one