Genetically Modified Organisms ( Gmos ) - 1405 Words

With the development of agricultural industry, we can see there are more and more discussion and debates on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). Since genetic engineering techniques have not existed for a long time period, people are still unfamiliar with scientific facts of GMOs especially GMO foods. After I read a few relevant research papers and academic journals, I realize that we cannot always trust how food companies advertise the harmlessness of their goods and how they lie about scientifically engineered foods. At first I was surprised by the miraculous power of genetic engineering, I wondered how foreign genes can be artificially put into other genes and how this transformation significantly changed foodstuffs we eat. Until I†¦show more content†¦Therefore, more than sixty countries in the world, such as Australia, Russia, Japan and most of European countries, have published laws and regulations to require food companies and supermarkets to label their products, t o give people the right to know about food they choose. Without labeling GMO products, there is no effective way to testify the actual effects on human body. This might be a reason why we barely hear about food safety incidents that directly relate to GMOs. However, it is doubtless that continuously having genetically engineered food can cause nausea, allergies and greater chance of getting cancer. Moreover, widespread use of antibiotic resistant genes in GMOs will largely reduce the effectiveness of antibiotics in the near future. We all know that agriculture is always a significant part of the U.S. economy and U.S has been one of the largest exporter of agricultural products, banning GM foods may not be realistic in the coming future. Why I hold that people need to say â€Å"No† to genetically engineered food is not only because I worry about health issues these products may bring, but also on account of environmental problems caused by transgenic engineering. According to an article I read named â€Å"10 Problems Genetically Modified Foods Are Already Causing†, in recent decades, biological diversity is threatening by large-scale of GM farming. â€Å"GM farms make things worse because not only do they produce a single plant species