bioengeneered foods?

Question

what are some examples of engineered foods, like what are some products out there that are are bioengeneered? and what laws apply to labeling G.M. food? also why do people object to this scientific trend?

Answer 1

Pretty much everything. Everything we grow, we have been selectively breeding for thousands of years. Now we can just speed up the process. Billions of people are alive today because of genetically engineered foods that can grow more yield per acre than the native crops, and are more resistant to weather and disease.

People object because they don't understand this, and they must not realize exactly how many lives this has saved - literally, billions. Unless they hate all those people for some reason.

Answer 2

People are not aware of what a bio-engineered food is.
They imagine that there are some mystical magically appearing new elements in the food.
The constituents are either there or not. So if after finalizing a food it is found to be safe, then it is safe.
If you glue a corn cob to a peanut, you don't get random turnips.
Lay people are victims of hype /spam /spin, all geared to lead them to where someone else profits from their mis-information.
Personally I want a vegan plant that is complete in all 26 amino acids, a rice/bean. LOL

Answer 3

WHAT IS IT??
Genes are the blueprints for every part of an organism. Genetic engineering is the process of articficially modifying these blueprints. By cutting and splicing DNA-genetic surgury-genetic engineers can transfer genes specific to one type of organism into any other organism on earth.


LIST OF PRODUCT BEING ENGENEERED:
Frito-Lay Fritos Corn Chips
Bravos Tortilla Chips
Kellogg's Corn Flakes
General Mills Total Corn Flakes Cereal
Post Blueberry Morning Cereal
Heinz 2 Baby Cereal
Enfamil ProSobee Soy Formula
Similac Isomil Soy Formula
Nestle Carnation Alsoy Infant Formula
Quaker Chewy Granola Bars
Nabisco Snackwell's Granola Bars
Ball Park Franks
Duncan Hines Cake Mix
Quick Loaf Bread Mix
Ultra Slim Fast
Quaker Yellow Corn Meal
Light Life Gimme Lean
Aunt Jemima Pancake Mix
Alpo Dry Pet Food
Gardenburger
Boca Burger Chef Max's Favorite
Morning Star Farms Better'n Burgers
Green Giant Harvest Burgers (now called Morningstar Farms)
McDonald's McVeggie Burgers
Ovaltine Malt Powdered Beverage Mix
Betty Crocker Bac-Os Bacon Flavor Bits
Old El Paso Taco Shells
Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix

people object because it has a lot of dangers, for example:

New toxins and allergens in foods
Other damaging effects on health caused by unnatural foods
Increased use of chemicals on crops, resulting in increased contamination of our water supply and food
The creation of herbicide-resistant weeds
The spread of diseases across species barriers
Loss of bio-diversity in crops
The disturbance of ecological balance
Artificially induced characteristics and inevitable side-effects will be passed on to all subsequent generations and to other related organisms. Once released, they can never be recalled or contained. The consequences of this are incalculable.

WHAT IS THE SITUATION NOW?
Genetically modified foods available, or about to appear, in U.S. markets include tomatoes, squash, yeast, corn, potatoes, and soybeans (which are used in 60 % of all processed foods, such as bread, pasta, candies, ice cream, pies, biscuits, margarine, meat products and vegetarian meat substitutes). Genetically modified organisms are also used to produce cheeses and canola oil. But this is just the beginning. In a few years it may be almost impossible to find natural food.
The food industry and government appear to be complacent. They assume that these new foods are not substantially different from existing foods and pose no special risks. But this assumption is wrong and dangerous. The radical changes being made by biotechnologists could never happen in nature, and have already caused toxic side-effects. Current regulations require only minimal safety testing for some foods, and none at all for others. In no case do regulations require evaluation of long term impacts on health.
Most genetically modified foods will not be labelled. Under present regulations manufacturers are already introducing genetically modified ingredients into many processed foods without informing consumers. The government is ignoring the wishes of the public. Surveys consistently find that 85-90% of consumers want clear labelling of all genetically engineered foods.
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