What do people think of genetically modified food?

Answer 1

Some people believe that GM0 foods are safe and necessary to feed the world. Others believe they are harmful, if not dangerous, to the environment and human and animal health. Still others believe there may be a dark agenda behind them.

Answer 2

Reasons people are against the use of genetically modified foods vary. Some are:

• The belief that genetically modified crops were not sufficiently tested (though it is said that they were) before they were approved by the USDA and FDA for commercial use.
• The involvement of the corporations that produce GMOs, especially Monsanto, in the regulatory process in the United States
• The concern that a few corporations will eventually control the food supply
• The belief that life should not be patented
• The concern that horizontal breeding may allow the spread of the genes to other species of plants
• The reality that after a few years, crops that are genetically modified cause more herbicides, not less, to be used
• The concern that government regulations are not as strong as they should be due to genetic modification of plants being a fairly new technology and once the modifications are released into the environment, there is no way to reverse any negative consequences.

Answer 3

Some people believe GMO foods are an advance of food science and have a positive effect on how crops can be grown and survive. Some have no opinion; to them food is food. Others would have liked for more caution to have used before the modifications were released into the environment and wanted GMO foods labeled from the start. Some do not want to eat GMO foods, and those are turning to organically grown foods. Others recognize that cross pollination of GMO crops with non-GMO and organically grown crops will eventually eliminate the choice to eat non-GMO foods, or at least species that have been genetically modified, like corn, soy, canola, papayas, etc.

Answer 4

People are not actually against genetically modified foods, they want to be assured that they are safe for the environment, humans, and animals. At this time, many do not believe any of that has been proven, and they believe the government regulatory agencies in the United States are far too influenced by companies who are creating GMOs, which has resulted in regulations that are much too lax and do not adequately assure the safety of GM crops and foods.

Answer 5

GMO foods offer nothing that non-GMO foods do not, including nutrition, taste, etc. Though claims are made that they are safe, there is evidence that they may be harmful when eaten. While some claim they are needed to feed the world, others not only argue that they are not needed for that reason, but other methods are actually better.

Answer 6

There are two main opinions about genetically modified foods:

# They are bad (It's not nice to fool Mother Nature).

# They are good (Makes feeding the world easier).

Answer 7

Genetically modified foods can have higher vitamin/mineral content, enhanced flavor characteristics (ex: sweeter fruit), greater yields, resistance to disease/drought/parasites, etc.