Persuasive Essay On Gmo-Free Foods

For a while now, the food that we consume has been generated through a far more complicated process than we had ever thought. Genetically Modified Organisms is the process by which food is being altered and grown in ways that do not occur naturally. Farming practices have been altered from organic to majorly GMO, in order to accommodate this highly profitable industry as well as the high demand by the citizens. GMOs allow food to grow faster, act as a bug repellant, and also cause the product to grow bigger in size in a short time span. We have for the most part stopped relying on local farmers and organic product to know depending on what is most convenient to us. With grocery stores being so readily available with anything you could possibly think of, or ask for, it would be hard to pass this convenience up.

Way long ago food was grown for their own towns and distributed to their very own towns. There was no way to transport large amounts of food across the country without the food being spoiled upon arrival. However there’s a solution to this. Genetically modify the food. Well while that is great for the wallets of food companies it is not great for the human body and our environment. The United States is suffering from an epidemic of obesity which later leads to heart disease problems. Furthermore heart disease is one of the leading cause of deaths in the U.S. Food companies see it in their best interest to genetically modify food, but fail to realize there are causing harm to human health and the environment. There needs to be a

You may ask, “what difference could a label on a package make?” If the labeling of genetically modified foods can inform consumers across the country of what exactly they are eating, it can make a huge difference. But the only way to increase these labels is for more federal laws to be passed. Once the new laws are passed, Americans will be more knowledgeable of modern agriculture. When more people buy those genetically modified products, money will come back to the American farmer, and consumers won’t have to spend as much on their trip to the grocery

When walking down the aisles of Giant or Safeway, what individuals usually look at are the amount of fat or the number of calories a product contains. Others just pick up whatever looks good for dinner that night. But what many of those individuals don’t look out for, or even know about, are Genetically Modified Organisms. Even if they wanted to, the products in grocery stores don’t contain the proper labels that make the consumer aware of what they’re actually consuming. Many people are still in the dark about what GMO’s (Genetically Modified Organisms) are and our government does not do much to inform its people about these products and the companies that produce them. Genetically Modified organisms are animals or plants that have been inserted with genes that scientists have pulled from several different species and inserted into one to create a super animal or plant. The creation of genetically modified organisms was supposed to be the answer to human advances in agriculture and world hunger, but unfortunately it has more potential to harm our animals, our environment, and most importantly ourselves. The corporations that produce these products must be fully regulated and tested by the government to determine if safe enough to grow and consume. The companies creating this abnormal food only have money in mind, without thinking about the consequences. These super food maybe be seen as magic seeds to some, but the thing that is supposed to be

Everyone knows that bleach is used to sterilize furniture, to whiten laundry, and to clean toilets, but it also is a main ingredient for something else. Almost all genetically modified foods and processed foods contain bleach, and guess what, bleach is not nearly the worst ingredient inside of these frankenfoods. According to Dr. Mercola, "more than 3,000 foods contain preservatives, artificial flavorings, artificial coloring, and MSG's." GMO food is the use of bacteria or a virus to artificially insert an entirely foreign DNA into a plant’s genes or cells. They are by definition different from traditional foods, as they are a hybrid using horizontal gene transfer, which is a process that does not occur in nature. Whether GMO's are beneficial for your body or overall negative is a large controversy today. Well, let's dig deeper into what goes into GMO's. Genes that are inserted into Genetically Modified soy, for example, can transfer into the DNA of bacteria living inside us, and the toxic insecticide

Genetically Modified products are dangerous to human and animal health and should not be consumed. There have been many chemicals and foods that have been declared “safe for use” and been bad, but none have been more dangerous than GMO products. My reasons for being against GMO are simple and as follows are:

Some consumers do not agree with GMOs. In fact, about seven out of ten people say they do not want consume GMOs. But there are others that just do not care. GMOs make up 80% of all packaged foods. (Doering, 2014). Tests have been done to mice to see the effects of genetically modified corn. The results were that the mice grew tumors. (Adams, 2012). Imagine what they could be doing in human bodies. Why do we use GMOs when tests have been done that show they are harmful? “Safety assessments are mandatory for GMOs in other major developing countries including China, Japan, and the countries of the European Union.” (Rock 2014). The bad things are GM products are creating problems every day. Scientists have proven they cause harmful effects. And people are trying to outlaw GM products. Hundreds of millions of people consume GMOs. (Adams 2012). Many products labeled “natural” still may contain them. (Rock 2014). What is good is that “more farmers are rejecting GMOs, and more consumers are demanding non-GMO foods.” (Cummins 2014). And money has been spent on ballot initiatives to force companies to have to put labels on products to inform the people what they are eating. (Doering

some country's require manufacturing labels to say on the label whether a product contains GM ingredients or not, but this GMO process is sort of like an act taking away the freedom to get the knowledge of that we put in our body's. As for the environment and the natural ecosystem the government doesn't even know if these products can be harmful to us according to the Eco-justice group. If the government had all the facts and knowledge about these products people as well as me could conjure up an different

Each new generation has become increasingly wary of the products they consume due to the escalating concerns about personal health and longevity. As a result of this trend, the consumption of organic produce has been inflating in the recent years. Consumers assume that anything labeled with “organic” on it is deemed to be superior as they are plagued with the belief that organic goods possess numerous benefits to one’s health and the environment. As these reasons are spread around between consumers, genetically modified organisms (also known as GMOs) have grown a bad reputation amongst health advocates as being inferior to organic produce. However, people fail to see that there are no significant differences between GMOs and organic produce that justify making the latter a preferred choice in the market. In fact, scientific evidence even suggests that GMOs can be considered better than organic produce as they are found to be preferable for varying reasons, such as being more beneficial to the environment and being higher quality. Therefore, consumers need to suspend their suspicions of genetically modified produce being a subpar product that supposedly results in detrimental effects, compared to organically

When you read the words GMOs, we think about foods that are artificially made and that does not sound too good to our ears. It causes us to be concerned about the foods we consume into our bodies daily. We wonder how GMOs foods are grown and if it is healthy for us to eat in the first place. To make things clear, some people do not know what GMOs are and how it is used in our foods. Others do not even know that most of the processed foods on the market are genetically modified. GMOs stand for Genetic Modified Organism; which they are organisms whose genetic material has been altered by genetic engineering. For example, since most of our foods come from plants, scientist have the ability to alternate the plants DNA in a form that it does

Organics’R’us is a proud company in manufacturing organic, non-GMO foods. Organics’R’us is known for their food around the world, and prides themselves on creating safe, and readily available foods for many different people. Organics’R’us has recently become concerned with the actions of the government in passing a new food law. This new food law would require a food company to lab their food with a QR code that people would then scan to find out if a specific product contains genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

Opponents’ believe that by using GMO labels “Costs Would Trickle Down” According to Davis “The overall costs to implement such a system would be very expensive and this will ultimately trickle down to consumer’s pockets, with prices increasing in grocery stores.” As a rebuttal, a GMO label gives American’s an informed decision about what they buy and if it I safe to

Genetic modified organisms (GMO) have been around for years this method is used to supply more food. Farmers have adapted the method of GM technology to increase the production. The regulation of genetic engineering concerns the approaches taken by the government’s access to manage the risks that such organisms can have on a person’s health. Many may concern about their health and the increasing usage of additives in their food. The federal government should make the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) label GM food so that the consumers can be aware of what they are consuming.

    Humans have been intentionally changing the genetic properties of animals and plants for centuries, through all the standard breeding techniques of the use of radiation and chemicals to create random mutations, some of them turn out to be useful, for example Genetic Modified (GM) Foods. What is Genetically Modified (GM) Foods? GM foods are foods that are derived from organisms that have been genetically engineered. Also they are called genetically engineered (GE) or transgenic crop that are generally made of a genetic marker. GMO have a very long history. In fact, they have been around for thousands of years. So perhaps the conflict over their safety shouldn't be about whether they are safe for humans to consume, but rather how they will impact long term.Even though Genetically Modified Foods (GMF) would increase food costs, these can improve yields for farmers, provide nutritional benefits,and help to alleviate the increasing global population of third world countries.

In all, i feel that we, as americans should change something about what we eat. I feel that if we stop buying genetically modified food, then maybe someone will listen. Maybe, just maybe, farmers will hear our calls and answer them. I understand that this takes a lot of guts to do so and it may affect our pockets, but it may be worth it in the long run. Organic food is always healthier for us.