Gmo Labeling Persuasive Essay

Although the increased movement of people, food, and manufactured goods can have negative impacts on public health by providing a sort of highway for the spread of infectious disease, in contrast, it can also have a great positive impact. This movement can also include the increased ease of movement of people like doctors and engineers that can help to improve an otherwise cut-off region, the availability of fresh foods to areas that wouldn't normally have access during certain times of the year, and the increased east of movement of manufactures goods such as medicines. For this reason, the reduction of flow would most certainly have a much more negative affect on public health at this point in time. Instead, other options to control the negative affects must be explored. One such option would be the increased implementation of a better inspection and sterilization process for imported and even exported goods. In conjunction, a better global education system could be developed

Take away the juice boxes, burn the marshmallows, destroy all traces of GMOs. Right? All throughout the media and congress, there is a common notion that “All GMOs are bad!”. While parents are scared that they are feeding their children “Frankenfruit” and other “Frankenfoods, there is no research that has shown that GMOs are harming anyone. Because of the terribly expensive processes GMO’s must go through to become accepted by the American public, there are actually few GMOs that are making it into people food. If the scientists are lucky enough to successfully gene splice and create a GMO, there is a large possibility that they will be sued, publicly scrutinized, and shut down by the government and other activist

Ever since their entrance onto the consumer market in the last two decades of the twentieth century, genetically modified organisms (often referred to as GMOs) have been getting mixed reviews from the public. Genetically modified consumer products (primarily food) have pushed the barriers of some people's comfort levels. Born out of either a lack of knowledge or a sincere concern for public health or the environment, a consumer rights movement has been planted around the world pushing for labeling of genetically modified food products. This movement has matured in many places to a degree where interest groups have successfully lobbied governments into adopting criteria for labeling transgenic food

From a ‘preservative-free’ foot long ear of corn to an ‘all-natural’ refrigerator-sized cow, a lot of foods in our grocery stores are GMOs. GMOs are foods that humans have genetically altered to benefit consumers, but as this new technology is arising, more and more questions about whether it’s actually helpful have surfaced. GMOs should be labeled better because more and more people want to know what is in the food they’re buying, and because companies are deceiving the public with indirect labeling.

“Our primary health care should begin on the farm and in our hearts, and not in some laboratory of the biotech and pharmaceutical companies” (Gary Hopkins). The sun was hot and they sky was clear when I walked into the grocery store that smoldering summer day. I walked in expecting to pick up things for a barbecue; burgers, hotdogs, salad, buns, corn on the cob, condiments and of course chips and snacks. Strolling down the fresh produce aisle I began to wonder, what if all of my food isn’t fresh, clean, no preservatives or pesticides or even GMO’s for that matter? Why shouldn’t every food be labeled with exactly what went into making it? Even if that means it needs to be traced all the way back down to the DNA. Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) should be labeled because the health risks are still unknown, consumers want to know what they are eating and there is a growing rate of people developing allergies to them.

Recently, there has been controversy on whether GMOs are favorable, or synthetic and faulty. Although, many are not actually informed properly about what GMOs actually are. A GMO is a genetically modified organism, in which its DNA is taken and implanted into another plant or animal. Filmmaker, Jeremy Seifert, is quite precarious on the subject, considering there is not much we really know about these genes. Jeremy says “I suddenly felt uneasy about the food we were eating,” (Seifert). We are unaware of the health and safety risks that come with the use of these genes on everyday food items. It is evident that there is a mass amount of positives and negatives. However, the powerful weight of the negatives seem to have a larger impact than the positive ideas within it.

What really are GMOs? most people don't know what they are or don't seem to care. But they should. GMOs are in everyday life, especially the United States. GMOs are simple yet complex. GMOs and GMCs stand for genetically modified organisms or crops that have been genetically altered by engineering techniques. The U.S. is one of the biggest factors towards producing GMOs and GMCs.

Many people around the world ask the question What are Genetically Modified Foods? Well Genetically Modified Foods also known as GMO’s which is an genetically modified organism, it can be a plant, animal, or microorganism, whose makeup has been modified using DNA methods.  This creates unstable combinations of plant, animal, bacterial and virus genes that do not occur in natural crossbreeding genes. A recipe or ingredient is classified as high-risk if it uses another source from/of or is produced through a process involving organisms that are known to be modified. High - risk GMO foods are: soy; cotton; sugar beets; corn; animal products; canola and much more. Animal products such as milk, eggs, honey, and meat are also considered as high- risk, because of the GMO’s in their feed they consume.

Failing to label GMO foods can put the consumers health and safety at risk and, in a way, violates basic rights. Instead of worrying about the stigmas or a baffling tag, an easy-to-read symbol or warning should be placed on all GMO foods. This would contribute largely to the maximum benefit of those unknowingly purchasing GMO foods

Genetically modified organisms (GMOs), also known as genetically modified or engineered foods, are created by forcing a piece of DNA from a totally different species, such as bacteria or viruses, into the DNA of a plant or animal. There are no long-term studies demonstrating that GMOs are safe for humans and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not do its own safety testing. Since most people like to know what they are eating, the question is: “Should GMO products be labeled”?

Companies that are for organic, Non-GM foods like to put huge food labels on their products to draw people in. It also makes them think that they have some nutritional value to offer that GM foods don’t offer. I think if people knew the approval process that GM seeds have to undergo by the FDA, USDA and EPA then they would realize that GM foods aren’t harmful. All of these administrations conduct mandatory reviews to make sure GM seeds are safe to grow, good for the environment and good to consume. I think if the food label says Non-GMO or organic then people automatically assume that it is healthier. Many companies will make their labels huge so that people do not notice the important stuff; they just see that it says organic so it has to be the best, right? If all of these researches show that there really is no difference in GMO vs Non-GMO other than how the crop is grown, I do not understand why people are still buying Non-GMO foods since their more expensive. I am a firm believer that people need to know where their food is coming from and have a right to

Genetically Modified Organisms-or GMOs for short- have been under the scope by many consumer advocate groups mainly due to the overgrowing concern regarding the safety of consuming such products. The issues regarding GMOs has brought up the debate of whether it should be mandatory to label GMOs for the consumer to see or not. According to consumer advocate groups GMOs should be labeled in order to support a free market, the local agriculture and to gain the customer's trust. On the other hand, large companies believe that GMOs should not be labeled for the following reasons: they might scare consumers, GM foods have the same nutritional value as non-GM products and the use of biotechnology may be shunned.

States, such as Vermont and Connecticut, have set precedent for GMO labeling. Corporations such as Kelloggs and Campbell’s have teamed up with ConAgra Foods, one of the main Fortune 500 companies, in labeling their food products that are genetically-modified. (Vermont Biz. “US Senate Rejects Bill Opposed to GMO Labeling.” March 18, 2016) By 2018, Campbell’s Soup-a company that uses GMOs in their products- will be the first United States company to list all GMO ingredients found in their products. Campbell’s does not believe that labeling its products will add significant costs to its company. Other companies, such as General Mills, are against labeling their products, but gave in to public pressure. When General Mills labeled its Non-GMO products, such as Cheerios, they did not receive a greater profit in sales in return. The Non GMO Project, too, has not seen a great increase in sales either. However, consumers want companies to be translucent in telling the public what their products are made of. (NYT) By July 16, 2016, “ConAgra will begin adding labels to products nationwide to meet Vermont’s GMO labeling requirements.” (Vermont Biz. “US Senate Rejects Bill Opposed to GMO Labeling.” March 18, 2016) ConAgra agrees that it is beneficial to label products because citizens have the right to know what they are purchasing. ConAgra believes that a nationwide-GMO labeling policy is more cost-effective than a state-by-state labeling requirement approach. “The need for a

“In the U.S., the government has approved GMOs” (GMO Facts 1). For the most part, our government is in place to protect us, and with an approval of GM Foods , or GMOs, we can safely rest knowing that they are safe to consume due the to rigorous testing the GMO’s had to go through in order to be approved. The USA is not the only country that allows them and does not require a label to be on the box of GM foods, “Countries such as Australia, Japan, and the United States currently have no laws requiring companies to label products containing genetically modified ingredients.” (Genetically M...Foods 3). The reason why they don 't require a label on GM products is because there is no need to cause an unnecessary sense of fear to the consumers that are not educated about GMO’s. There is really no reason to anyways because the Government said they are safe to eat, therefore we may consume them safely.

To initiate action towards requiring GMO labels on all food packaging, the audience we aim to target is families with kids and young adults with the overall interest in cautious eating. More specifically, within our audience, it is aimed to target those who stand in the higher income percentage because, organic foods tend to be higher in sales price and, therefore, it would be easier for the wealthy to indulged in these organic foods. If our audience is able to spend extra money on food that doesn’t contain GMOs, then, we believe that this will start to affect the companies distributing the GMO food and untimely get them to change their food production practices from GMO use to organic farming. Once enough of an impact has been made on