There is an ongoing debate to whether or not genetically modified foods are actually bad for your health. With the help of a few online popular sources I was able to find some really interesting information on the topic. On the NON GMO Project's website, which aims to inform the general public with the truth on GMO's they wrote "Most developed nations do not consider GMOs safe. In more than 60 countries around the world, including Australia, Japan, and all of the countries in the European Union, there are significant restrictions or outright bans on the production and sale of GMOs." So in almost every nation GMOs have either been banned or heavily regulated, while in the United States, GMOs are legal, used in a large portion of our food, and barely regulated. It would seem that were a little behind the times on this one. This article stated that there were tests conducted on GMOs to determine if they are safe to consume and the test determined that yes they are safe for consumption. The only problem that there is with this is that the tests were actually conducted by the companies that produce genetically modified products themselves. If they want a trustworthy test, it should be done by someone who has no ties to the GMO companies to ensure that there is no bias with the outcome.
The next source that I looked at, put out by IRT (Institute for Responsible Technology), looked into the reasons why people should avoid genetically modified foods. Some of these reasons include, the health effects, contamination, herbicide use in genetically modified products, side effects, the lax government regulations, how GMOs hurt the environment, and some common misconceptions that are misleading the general public. With each point they have they provide very thought provoking research and statistics, that really made me think about why GMOs are so prominent in the United States.
NON GMO Project: http://www.nongmoproject.org/learn-more/
IRT: http://www.responsibletechnology.org/10-Reasons-to-Avoid-GMOs
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