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Why are genetically modified food used?

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Thus far, GMO crops are used because they are resistantant to herbicides or produce an insecticide in the crop itself. A variety of rice and a variety of banana are under development which are said to produce vital vitamins.

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What action has been taken to try and prevent genetically modified food technology developing?

No movement to try to prevent the development of genetically modified food technology is known. There are; however, people who choose not to eat food that is known to be genetically modified, due to questions about the health and environmental effects of genetically modifying plants used for food.


Why do you need genetically modified food?

There is a lot of talk about how genetically modified food is needed, but no real evidence that it is needed.


What can happen if you eat food that's not been genetically modified?

death. Nothing, food that hasn't been genetically modified is natural food. The kind of food people have been eating for thousands of years. Something is more likely to happen to you if you eat genetically modified food.


Why genetically modified food is required?

It isn't.


Is genetically modified food in Lebanon?

Yes


How was genetically modified food created?

Genetically modified food is created in a lab by removing a gene from one organism and forcing it into an organism of a different species.


What foods cannot be genetically modified?

Any food that comes from a plant, animal, or other living thing can be genetically modified.


Why is genetically modified food cheap?

Genetically modified food is so cheap because the processes used in growing it is supposedly "faster, better, and cheaper." Most soybeans, which are in most of the foods we consume, are genetically modified and nobody really knows. Companies just want to grow more for cheap then sell more at a cheap price.


What does GMF stand for?

GMF = Genetically Modified Food


What are three foods that can be genetically modified?

Any food can be genetically modified through genetic engineering. Three foods that have been genetically engineered are corn, soy, and canola.


When did genetically modifying foods begin?

The first genetically modified food began in 1994. Scientist genetically modified a tomato which didn't ripen so quickly after it was picked.


What happens when a genetically modified animal reproduces?

the organism of the geneticaaly modified food (or GMF) will spread apart fom the female and will land on another animal and it will make it .thats how.