Genetically Modified Food

First GM food was Tomato, 1994. First GM crop was tobacco, 1983.

A clinical trial using lab animals that became sick (or dead) from eating the food; or
Chemical detection of a known poison in a significant number of samples of the food.

in the United States GMO foods are not labeled. Some foods that do not contain GMOs are voluntarily labeled, often with the Non GMO Project label. Due to cross contamination, even foods with the Non GMO Project label may not be totally free of GMOs. Foods in the UK that contain GMOs are labeled.

The availability of GM (genetically modified) food available depends on where you live. In some parts of the world, GM foods are banned for human consumption. In the US, most GM foods are considered by FDA (Food and Drug Administration) to be equivalent in nutritional value and safey to their non-GM counterparts. Most foods made in the US that contain soy, corn, or canola oil contain GMOs (genetically modified organisms), and you can't be sure unless the label says they DON'T contain these, because there is no rule to ensure GMO containing foods are labeled as such in the US (GMO labeling is voluntary in US). Some GM zucchini, apples, papayas, sugar beets, and milk are sold in supermarkets. In fact, it is hard to know which foods have GMO's and which do not, in the US.

GMO, also known as genetically modified organism, is a type of organism whose DNA has been altered with the use of genetic engineering. Some believe that GMO food is bad for us because it's not natural and may lead to health risks.

Increased production and disease resistance, in the most benign scenarios. In the dirtiest scenarios, modified crops are engineered and then given a sort of 'copy protection' to prevent future generations of seed from being viable, forcing the farmers to purchase new seed each year.

I would: I would be concerd about eating genetically modified food because you would get energy

I wouldn't: I would now be concerd eating generally modified food because you would get virus in your body

Yes. Research with genetically modified foods approved by the FDA have been found to be safe and otherwise normally tolerated. Perhaps the biggest concern in creating new genetically modified foods is the potential for allergies- a plant containing a peanut gene might cause a reaction in those allergic to peanuts.

Keeping up with the demand of McDonalds and other fast food restaurants are half the reason we have GMOs. McDonalds uses corn in chicken nuggets and mc chickens and that is GMO it also cooks in soy or canola oil, both of which are GMO

No advantages of GMO foods are known, except for the farmers who grow them and the companies that engineer them.

To mince is to chop up into tiny pieces.

This is an area that has not been studied enough to provide an easy-to-understand answer or even something that could be encapuslated into a few sentences. No peer-reviewed publications of clinical studies on the human health effects of genetically modified food exist. Even animal studies are few and far between. Most studies undertaken to assess whether Genetically Modified foods have been sponsored by companies DOING the modifications with the goal of making a specific crop insect or disease resistant, or increasing the output. Thus stated, they have a vested interest in seeing the study produce positive results that affirm the safety of the product. Such studies cannot be relied upon as accurate. Scientists have identified some of the significant risks of introducing modifications to the genetic structure of crops and livestock, and they include: * GM foods may cause allergies. Introduction of genetic elements into the existing system which has been refined by millions of years of natural selection, can have unpredictable results. Toxins and allergens may be produced. * DNA does not always breakdown completely in the digestive tract, and bacterial flora present there may actually take up components of those genes and incorporate them into their own structure. This can lead to antibiotic resistance. Few genetically modified foods are brought to market with the intent of improvement of the health of the person consuming them. The reasons most often have to do with the economics of producing the product, or making the product hardier to prevent monetary loss from insect damage or spoilage. Other reasons may include changing the flavor or texture of a food, to make it more palatable to a larger segment of the population, which would naturally increase sales.

It had started in the 1940's but it has increased the most in the 1970's.

Actually, the first GM foods were grown in California in the early 1990's. What the answer above was referring to was the Green Revolution which started in the 1940's, which was however the basis of GM foods. The Green Revolution was the start of HYV (similar to GM foods) which are High-Yielding varieties. These are genetically modified crops which have higher yields (in essence, you get more out of your crop).

Also, the first GM foods were sold in 1996.

Some claim that GMO food is produced in order to feed the world, and that food can be modified to make it more nutritious, or improve it in other ways.

While others do not necessarily question the claim that using genetic modification to improve food is possible, they look at most genetic modifications being used to create crops that are either resistant to herbicides or to produce a substance that kills insects when the plant is eaten, and believe that it is produced in order to profit the companies that produce them, Still others believe GMO foods are produced as part of a dark agenda.

Some say science shows that GMO foods have no bad effects on human health. Others say the effects they have on human health have not been determined, and that there is reason to believe they have detrimental effects to health. The truth is that the effects that GMO foods have on health, good or bad, are probably not known.

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.

Genetic modification of fruit and vegetables as well as other agricultural products help improve crops in many ways, for example making crops more disease and pest resistant, having higher yields etc. Some of the drawbacks include pests and diseases developing immunities and resistance to the genetic modifications designed to repel them therefore the potential for breeding the so called 'super-bugs' etc.

Most of the vegetables we buy today are genetically modified. The "corn" that we buy is a hybrid. Hybrids are genetically modified to be different than their original ancestors. If you are looking for original vegetables, look for "heirloom" vegetables. Those are the ancestors of the things we eat today.

Vegetables that are transgenic, meaning they were created in a lab by taking a gene from one organism (usually a bacteria) and inserting it into another organism (corn, soy, etc.) are not yet sold as fresh vegetables in grocery stores. This will no doubt change soon because a GMO variety of sweet corn has been approved for commercial planting.

Please note: The explanation about transgenic manipulation above is greatly simplified.

Yes of course. They import goods from us for one thing and we allow gmo foods in supermarkets.

Opinions about allowing GMO foods vary. Some believe they should be allowed, especially those who develop them. Others are indifferent and just don't care, though that is a minority. Still others believe they should be banned, especially since they believe there are unresolved issues about their safety for the environment and for animal and human consumption.

In many parts of the world, hunger is not the result of lack of food in the world, but political and social issues. Unless those issues are dealt with and resolved, GMO or any other kind of food is not going to solve hunger in those areas. In addition, some countries that will accept non-GMO foods will not accept GMO foods, so GMO food will not help to solve the hunger in those countries.

Though some claim they are not harmful, genetically modified foods allow crops to withstand herbicides being sprayed directly on them. Herbicides are harmful to the environment and the use of herbicides used on genetically modified crops has increased since GMO crops were introduced. Insecticide use has decreased, but Bt crops are modified to produce an insecticide in the plant itself. Thus, Bt crops may be harmful to friendly insects. There is also the issue of horizontal breeding (mixing the genes from one species with those of another species) and whether those changes will spread to species in the environment. Weeds developing resistance to herbicides used on GMO crops much faster than they would without GMO crops is also a concern, as is the need to use more herbicides to produce the same results after a number of years.