Why do some people think that eating genetically modified food is dangerous?

Answer 1

People have different reasons, but some examples of them are:

• They do not trust the studies and/or believe many were influenced in some way by the biotech companies who engineered the plants.
• They believe biotech companies, especially Monsanto, have had too much influence on the government and government regulatory agencies, especially since there has been a "revolving door between the government and Monsanto in respect of Monsanto/government employees.
• Most studies have been short-term studies and all known long-term studies done on animals have shown health issues, though they have been debunked by large groups of scientists and governments.
• Reports that more, not less herbicides are being used on GMO crops that have been engineered to withstand Round-up being sprayed directly on the crop itself.
• Reports that Bt varieties that are engineered to produce a substance that kills insects in the plant itself when they are eaten having adverse health effects on humans, killing non-targeted insects, etc.
• Lack of any long-term scientific studies on humans
• Some believe genetically engineered foods have been developed for a "dark" agenda (population control)
• They do not believe that anything positive is accomplished through genetic engineering that has not/could not be accomplished through traditional breeding.