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jahnae_el_powerpoint_engl.pptxJahnae El Christine Dawson Saralene Nunley Lynn-Neisha Wallace Professor Kaur ENGL 1133-Z01 30. Sept 2016
Are Genetically Modified Foods safe for consumers to eat ?
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What are Genetically Modified Foods ?
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Genetically modified foods are foods that are basically genetically modified organisms, that can be defined as organisms. In the process, genetic material (DNA) has been altered in a way that does not occur naturally by mating and/or natural recombination
What foods are actually Genetically modified ?
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Generally speaking, foods that are commonly associated with being genetically modified are : corn, soy, canola, and sugar beets grown in the U.S. are now genetically engineered, and they are often used as ingredients in processed foods.
Health Risks of GM Foods
Many scientific data indicate that animals fed by GM crops have been harmed or even died. So, that cant mean anything good for humans.
In result of GM foods, foodborne diseases such as soya allergies have increased over the past 10 years in the USA, the UK and an epidemic of Morgellons disease was also present in the US.
GM foods may also introduce allergies in people that they may not have had before consuming Gm foods, so it’s important that people know that this is a possible risk.
U.S. corn and soy products aren't exactly of the highest quality. Dry rot has been found in corn, as have weed seeds in soybeans
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The process of GM Foods
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Pros
Insect resistance also known as (Bt)
Resistance to environmental stress
Disease resistance
www.geneticliteracyproject.org
Cons
There are some false claims on the improvement of the protein content of GM foods
Some of the genes used in GM technology might be taken from a food that causes allergies in some people.
GM crops could prove toxic to an organism in the environment which can contribute to their extinction
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The Adaptation of Gm foods that silently grew on America overtime
In what ways are GM foods affecting us globally ?
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In result of finding out that GM foods may introduce allergens or other side affects, other countries who use GM foods are making it mandatory that they premarket safety assessments for genetically modified organisms for the safety and knowledge of their consumers.
Russia's hostile feelings towards GMOs and crop chemicals are also shared by China, which enacted its own embargoes in 2015 to protect its bees and food supply against contamination. All across the globe, countries that haven't been taken over by multinational seed corporations are taking a stand against GMOs and crop chemicals
What are some steps that we can take to implement a different food system?
Unfortunately, right now there hasn’t been steps taken that gives an alternate to GM foods but, there are programs that gives you information that warns you what GM foods are and what you can do to avoid it, such as the NonGMO project. They believe that “everyone deserves an informed choice about whether or not to consume genetically modified organisms.”
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