Let 's Protect Our Nation By Banning Gmo

In the essay “Genetically Modified Food: Watching What We Eat,” by Julie Cooper, she argues against the rampant use of genetically modified food (GMO) without any current form of regulation. Cooper discusses the possibility of health risks to those consuming foods with altered genes and the food’s capabilities to have far-reaching health risks. She continues with a discussion as to how and why the creation and use of the GMOs have become so unregulated. She then discusses the response, which is the public’s cry for their right to make informed choices. Other topics discusses are the political, environmental, and corporate ramifications of the rise of GMOs.

The United States needs to ban deadly genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Maggie Cadwell has a very suitable explanation of what GMOs are. “Genetically modified organisms are plants or animals that have undergone a process where scientists alter their genes with DNA from different species of living organisms, bacteria, or viruses to get desired traits such as resistance to disease or tolerance of pesticides” (Cadwell). GMOs are destroying our food system and our human bodies. “People who eat GMOs have shown to have a higher risk of cancer, birth deformities, and tumors verses people who eat organically. GM crops and their associated herbicides can harm birds, insects, amphibians, marine ecosystems, and soil organisms. They reduce bio-diversity, pollute water resources, and are unsustainable. For example, GM crops are eliminating the habitat for monarch butterflies, whose populations are down 50% in the US. Roundup herbicide has been shown to cause birth defects in amphibians, embryonic deaths, and endocrine disruptions, not to mention organ damage in animals even at very low doses” (Smith). Several countries like Austria, Hungary, Greece, Japan, Luxembourg, France, Germany, including fifty-three other countries, have banned these life-threatening GMOs. Why have they done this? Each country has run trustworthy tests, experiments, and systematic tests on almost every Monsanto product. That is sixty reasons why we have to ban these products. The United States needs to ban

Professor Richard Lewotin said “An ecosystem, you can always intervene and change something in it, but there is no way of knowing what all the downstream effects will be or how it will affect the environment.” Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are not healthy and they shouldn’t be put in our food. Our nation does not know the full extent of GMOs. GMOs are used in almost all of our food, and for the most part there are no regulations for these GMOs that food companies are using now a days. They have been used for years without telling us the full background and side effects they could have. As a nation we need to take the right step in learning the facts about them and making our food truly healthy. GMOs should be made illegal due to the fact that studies have shown them to be unsafe and harmful to consume.

Thesis statement: Genetically modified food needs to be banned from being produced not only in the United States, but also around the world.

The Federal Government should require labeling of GMO’s on genetically modified foods. The people deserve to know what they put in their bodies. Some of the food is very unhealthy and some people are completely unaware of that fact. Many food companies do not put out all the information about what goes into the food in which we consume, if the Federal government were to require labeling of all GMO foods then the people could be well educated about what they put inside their bodies, and know if it is good for them or not. GMO stands for genetically modified foods, a genetically modified food is “..an organism whose genome has been altered by the techniques of genetic engineering so that its DNA contains one or more genes not normally found

About eighty percent of packaged food is infiltrated with harmful substances that is being sold to many people and they do not know what they are even consuming and the detrimental effects it has on them. This is known as a Genetically Modified Organism or a GMO. Genetically Modified Organisms are being sold without it being labeled, so people are not completely informed when purchasing or consuming them. GMOs also have unknown effects and causes that come with it. To protect people from GMOs, the US should ban Genetically Modified foods from being produced and grown in America. Another way to help protect people from eating GMOs is to make all foods sold natural and fresh.

Many will argue that Genetically Modified Organisms(GMOs) are not safe for human consumption, however they are almost inevitable for our everyday food consumption. Some argue that the recent increase in gluten intolerance is caused by GMO foods (Argument against). Other state that the risk to humans by GMO’s is relatively small (The GMO”). The bottom line is what people put into their bodies is a personal choice and a person should be able to easily tell if a product has been genetically modified or not.

geI think that GMOs should be allowed in America under a highly regulated and controlled system. The reason they should stay is because of the potential benefits of these in production. Genetically modified foods provide multiple perspectives and can come with a wide range and variety of of opportunities. GMOs can be highly controversial but can also be strictly regulated so that the nation remains safe and protected, which should be the prioritized goal of the government of any nation.

There are varied arguments that favor or are against compulsory labeling of genetically engineered food products. Those who argue for the labeling of such products argue that consumers have a right to know what is contained in their food, particularly food products for which there have been health and environmental concerns (Caswell 26). Compulsory labeling will permit consumers to identify and avoid those food products that may cause them problems. On the contrary, those who argue against mandatory labeling point out that

By the year 2012, over 70 percent of the processed foods in the U.S can be linked to genetically modified organisms, or GMOs. Despite this strong dependency on the manipulation of genetic material, there are many questions concerning long-lasting impacts such food could bring. The government of the United States of America should enforce stricter restrictions on the consumption, production, and availability of food products containing genetically modified organisms. Genetically engineered foods have detrimental impacts on the environment, are linked to large, monopolizing industries, and do not reduce world hunger.

When it comes to the topic of whether Genetic Modified Organisms (GMO) are safe or not, most of us will readily agree that it has become an issue. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is on the question of is it really safe to consume them. Whereas some are convinced that GMOs are safe and improve the production of crops, others maintain that GMOs are not safe and should be eradicated. I disagree that GMOs are safe for human consumption because as a recent research has shown they can cause severe organ damage and fatal diseases. GMOs should be banned and remove from all food sources until they are proved safe for consumption.

GMO’s should not have any regulations because it helps keep our food safe and healthy. GMO has kept our food safe from pesticides. “ In the Us, adoption of GM crops resulted in pesticide reduction of 46.4 million pounds” (The Facts About GMO). As you see without GMO, our farmers would have been using pesticides to keep our food “healthy”, which we know is not healthy at all, because it’s chemicals in our food. But GMOs don’t use chemicals, it makes our food healthy without using chemicals. For example, papayas are genetically modified because papayas from Hawaii are infected by these insects, which because this disease . Though this disease is curable, GMO has helped it to be better. What I mean by better, is that they have taken an altered

Have you ever thought about what is in your fruits and vegetables? Why some last so long and some don’t? Well some fruits and vegetables have GMOs in them. GMO stands for genetically modified organism. GMOs are the result of a laboratory process involving the genes from the DNA of species. The DNA is extracted and artificially put in the genes of a plant of animal. GMOs have been around for a little over 30 years and GMOs can be used for our benefit. GMO plants should not be banned in the US resulting in foods that last longer,

This research paper will discuss the many reasons as to why people wish for it to be banned. It’s to be thought that it’s a carcinogenic chemical. Not only that, but it can potentially hurt our environment in numerous ways. Beside all the negatives, it can possibly help our body grow properly. It is to be said that GMO products have certain vitamins that are rarely found in other foods that our body really benefit from. Not only that, but it can help feed us in the future. A hypothesis had been made that we are going to overpopulate and do not have enough food, GMO foods could come to the rescue. Everyone has their own opinion as to whether GMOs are helpful or not, but the real opinion that comes to matters is yours.

In order to examine the consequences of banning GMOs, it is essential to examine the reasons why the EU has made the decision to ban GMOs. Based on the precautionary principle of GMOs embodied in the EU legislation, “the EU and its Members are required to take measures to prevent adverse effects on human health and the environment that may occur owing to the intentional release of GMOs into the environment or the marketing of and import into the EU of GMOs or products made from GMOs.”