Gm Food

Why government and modern scientist shouldn’t do more to promote GM food?

Government and modern scientists have done enough to educate and inform us the advantages and convenience of GM food. However, it is actually believed that the GM food technology had over-promised and under-delivered. This is because we do not know much on the disadvantages of GM food, which affects our biodiversity.

GMOs produce “unintended effects” which are not immediately apparent and even may take years to detect. Actual fact is that we are the guinea pigs to the experimental of pro-GMOs where the safety at every level of their impact on the environment, preservation of biodiversity and human safety is the biggest question unanswered. From the surveys and statistics done everywhere, we can say “If a GMO is unsafe, it will remain irreversibly unsafe. And it will remain in the environment which impacts everyone and everything terribly.”

One environmental hazards of GMOs is the increased toxicity substance which the crops produce. As we all know, most plants produce substances that are toxic to humans. Most plants that we, human, consume produce toxin level low enough that does not produce adverse health effects. There is concern that inserting an exotic gene into a plant could cause it to produce toxins at a higher level, which may be dangerous to humans. This may happen during the insertion process of the gene into the plant. If other gene becomes damaged during the insertion process, it could alter its production of toxins. Alternatively, the new gene could interfere with a metabolic pathway causing a stressed plant to produce more toxins in response. It has been observed to conventional breeding method creating safety concern for GM plants.

In summary, GM DNA may end up in soil, compost, animal feed and byproducts and other living organisms from insects to larger pests. For example, bees can transport pesticides, herbicides and DNA through the environment. Once a plant...