Genetically Modified Food

Bacteria is often the organism a gene is removed from. The gene is inserted into another species, often corn, soy, papaya, canola, etc.

Many people do not want genetically modified food at this point in the development of genetic modification knowledge and methods. Many believe it has not been thoroughly tested for safety, that the technology is actually behind today's knowledge of genetics, the regulatory process in the United States has been greatly influenced by those producing the modifications, etc.

Most of the people in the United States are eating genetically engineered food. Since no long term human studies were conducted before the GMO products were used commercially, we do not know what the effects to humans will be. There is some evidence that health is improved if people avoid eating GMO foods. One is claims from some doctors whose patients stop eating GMO foods experiencing improved health. There have also been a handful of animal studies that have shown negative health effects, though each of those studies was debunked as not valid, using poor methods, using the wrong species of animal, etc.

Hybrid plants are selectively bred within a species (corn with corn, lilacs with lilacs, tomatoes with tomatoes, etc.), mostly by pollinating one kind of the same species with another. Genetic modification involves taking a gene or genes from one species and forcing them into the seeds of another species in a lab. Hybridization is vertical breeding (within a species) and genetic modification is horizontal breeding (between species).

Genetic modification of food and animals has been happening for centuries. Thanks to modern technology it is now a more exact science and millions of people would die were it not for these modifications.

People who wish to ban such foods are condemning those millions to starvation and death.

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The Catholic Church is the Mystical Body of Christ (see 1 Cor 12:12-14, Colossians 1:15-2:3). As such, the Church preaches the Good News of salvation to people, it brings Christ to people, and people to Christ. Genetically modified food is not exactly on its agenda as it is not included in revelation. Peter Cardinal Turkson, when addressing this issue pointed out the Church's belief that there is nothing in Christian belief either for or against modifying nature, and that Christian actions are never neutral. He also called for genetically modified foods to be labeled as such.

One problem GMO crops pose for farmers who do not grow them is cross pollination of GMOs in non-GMO crops, especially those that are grown organically.

As of December 18, 2014 no GMO strawberries have been commercialized. Thus, the percentage of production of GMO strawberries is 0%.

In the United States GMO foods are not illegal.

Pros - resistant to diseases and insects Cons Loss of taste Long term effects on humans not fully known

Syngenta is a world-leading plant science company committed to promoting sustainable agriculture through innovative research and technology.

Grape tomatoes are not known to have been genetically modified.

Grape tomatoes may or may not be organic, depending on how they are grown. If they are grown using organic methods, they are organic.

Natural when referring to food has not been defined. In the sense that grapes are grown in the soil, they are natural, but this does mean that they are organic or actually, anything else. Natural is a term that is used to sell products.

No. Its just used to prevent it from rotting early.

Hunger is a very complex issue, so there is no onesolution for it. GM foods can be part of the solution.

the bad stuff they put on them to keep from animals/insects from eating them. The stuff that they put on the corn may affect how much corn will be grown, and how healthy our earth is. Yes i am a tree hugger<3

Yes but they are GM Foods (Genetically Modified Foods) which could have any kind of new disease so if you find one, I wouldn't recommend eating it.

At this point in time, it appears they do, although they of course don't advertise that they do.

Some say GMO foods have no effect on genes. Others say they do, but those people are often referred to as conspiracy theorists, unscientific, or a variety of other things. In reality, we probably don't know what effect, if any, eating GMO foods has on our genes.

No

1/16/2013 -- YES they do -- the entire produce section at Forest VA is entirely GMO except for the organic-- nothing else available. AND their store products do use GMO produce.

No. Reliv uses non GMO soy powder

If a farmer who is growing a non-GMO crop has his fields contaminated by GMO pollen and seeds from his neighbor, the fields are just contaminated, even if the farmer is growing organically. The farmer has no recourse, but companies who hold the patents to GMOs have been known to sue farmers whose fields have been found to have GMOs in them.