help!! i need reasons why genetically engineered foods are bad!!?

Question

I know they are bad because the foods arent natural anymore, but i need some specific examples i can write about in an essay!!!! please give me anything u have or even some reliable sources i can use to look the topic up!! thanks for anyones' help!

Answer 1

They're afraid that the RNA that was used to deliver the altered DNA to the cells of the "new" plant will somehow break loose and start doing weird things inside of our bodies when we ingest them.

Here's what the U.S. government has to say:

http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2003/603_food.html

And here are a few rebuttals:

http://www.gefoodalert.org/Library/listContent.cfm?SelectedCategory=52
http://home.intekom.com/tm_info/rw70417.htm
http://www.xtywebworks.ns.ca/Don't%20Eat%20This%20Shit.html

Answer 2

Look for foods that are hydrogenated, generally hydrogenated oils, foods, etc... are bad; generally.

Hormones being pumped into livestock and produce to make them grow faster and bigger have had effects on our bodies when those hormones transfer through our eating of the products and in turn make us bigger or have caused early puberty for females.

As far as genetically engineered foods being bad, that is not a completeley true statement. The ability to regenerate wheats, corns, etc... are extremely helpful to our world's hunger problem. Although, some extremely poor nations have actually turned down genetically altered foods. That's smart, let your people starve because your ignorant towards the processes.

Answer 3

One thing is that we dont know the long term effect of genetically engineered food.

It is more expensive for the farmers because they have to buy seed every year as the foods dont produce their own seed

The only resource I know of is from the Korean Herald. They have a section called Young times. this was in an article in January. I am sure you can acess it online.

Answer 4

Sorry but GM foods are no worse for you than non GM foods.

The only problem comes with GM plants, and that is that they may pollinate non GM plants and no one will know which are which