Do you have concerns with GMO? What are they?

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Lliam · Accepted Answer

Yes. I won't eat them.

They are made by inserting genes of other species into their DNA.

The biggest threat caused by GM foods is that they can have harmful effects on the human body. It is believed that consumption of these genetically engineered foods can cause the development of diseases which are immune to antibiotics. Besides, as these foods are new inventions, not much is known about their long term effects on human beings. As the health effects are unknown, many people prefer to stay away from these foods.
Manufacturers do not mention on the label that foods are developed by genetic manipulation because they think that this would affect their business, which is not a good practice. And the dishonest FDA does not require labeling, deeming them to be “substantially equivalent” to non-GMOs.
Many religious and cultural communities are against such foods because they see it as an unnatural way of producing foods. Many people are also not comfortable with the idea of transferring animal genes into plants and vice versa.

Also, this cross-pollination can pollute and cause damage to other organisms that thrive in the environment.

Experts are also of the opinion that with the increase of such foods, developing countries would start depending more on industrial countries because it is likely that the food production would be controlled by them in the time to come.

GMO seeds negatively impact farmers through increased costs, reduced seed-saving autonomy, contamination of non-GMO crops, and the rise of resistant "superweeds". The requirement to purchase patented seeds annually, often coupled with specific herbicides, can create debt cycles and undermine traditional farming practices. Contamination can cause significant economic loss for non-GMO and organic farmers, as it can lead to lost markets and the loss of organic certification.

GMO crops harm the environment by killing beneficial bugs and plants. Harmful "super bugs and super weeds" evolve that require more deadly poisons to combat. Think about the loss of bees and butterflies, for example, and the harm that agricultural poisons cause to humans and animals.

abc3643 · Accepted Answer

GMO stands for genetically modified organism.
Specifically, agricultural scientist modify crop genes so as to make better crops - ones more resistant to parasites or that yield better nutrition or more drought resistant and so forth. In other words, their goal is to make crops that are more likely to survive to market and/or be healthier and/or more likely to be bought.

While not using scientific tools like gene manipulation, humans have been doing this for thousands of years. That's what selective breeding and crossbreeding are all about.

For example, think of a "golden doodle" or a "cockapoo" or a "borderpap". These are new breeds of dogs (some not even officially recognized by AKC) which are crossbreeds of existing breeds. We believe we have a "borderpap" which is a cross between a border collie and a papillion. She was a stray we adopted. She is smart like a border collie and colored like a border collie but she also has fuzzy ears like a papillion and is hunting characteristics like a papillion.

What people worry about is the unknown. They worry that GMO foods may be "frankenfoods" and that some tweak in the genes of a crop my make it into a carcinogen or toxic food. Agricultural scientists don't change genes wholesale; they tweak a gene here or there and then sell the seeds to farmers so farmers grow better crops. That's it.

Generally, you have nothing to worry about.

FreyaRed · Accepted Answer

Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO)
Wheat with genes of a jellyfish, Tomatoes with genes of snails.
EU made a lot of panic few years back about GMO, now after Bayer bought MonSanto it's quiet about dangers of GMO.

Personally I think genetical modification happens since thousands of years as Yamnaya and people between Euphrates and Tigris, started selective breeding of steppe grasses. Oat, wheat, rye, spelt are result of that. However greed of concerns is a danger because it's in their interest natural sorts used in agriculture become infertile so farmers are forced to buy their licensed seeding material. I think this already happened as their artificial sorts mixed with natural sorts.
Those people have malicious intention and only idiots would trust without any doubts those companies and their products.

lightbulb27 · Answer

yes, most things manipulated by corporations is questionable. Id rather get something closest to what nature made, fresh, by a farmer I trust.

Even milk isn't safe... they inject the cows. our food supply is so junke dup.

But govt isn't about quality, it's about control. Feeding people is control. Ensuring they are sick, is good business!

A slow long death is a huge money maker and wealth transformer. Note, you are not allowed to kill yourself in USA... that's illegal. But one may have to suffer out in the cold misery with no food, no law against that.

And if you eat stuff that's bad and makes you sick... well..."Caveat Emptor"!!

DryGermanGuy · Answer

They are outlawed in Europe along with a long list of questionable additives the American food industry tortures its victims with.

OneViewpoint · Answer

Sure I have concerns with genetically altering plants that are going to be used for food. For one thing, I have no real understanding of regulatory controls and safety protocols these agriculture corporations follow or are required to follow. But we all know a good Capitalist cares first and foremost about the safety of their customers and not profits, right?

Anonymous · Answer

GMO is genetically modified organism. There are 2 types of GMO, GMO as the result of selective breeding and GMO as the result of gene editing. GMO as a result of selective breeding I don't have too much of a problem as humans have been doing it for thousands of years, and without it we wouldn't have corn. GMO as a result of gene editing, I avoid as much as possible as it's not natural and problematic for both your health and farmers who can and will be sued if they plant next seasons crops from seeds harvested from current crops.

ProbablyClueless · Answer

Mostly just the pesticides and insane fertilizers required to grow GMO crops. Using these higher yield seeds as has resulted in stripping the soil of natural nutrients and absolutely poisoning the surrounding environment.

To be fair, that is also somewhat a consequence of factory farming in general.

findacure4wokeness · Answer

Yes they are genetically modified so that means you have no idea what side effects they will have on anything that eats it. plus most GMO plants are made to resist nasty chemicals that are used to kill all other vegetation around the crop like roundup that is known to cause cancer.

Still-alive · Answer

i think the fears surrounding gmo's are way wayyy overblown actually. i personally don't see much issues with them

molonski2 · Answer

I don't eat anything processed , I appreciate that GMO certainly in US is everywhere and has nothing to do with processed , but yeah massive concerns.

FunkyMonkee · Answer

Yeah! I don't want `em in my god damned food!!! I'm not interested in becoming someone else's science experiment!!!

whiskeyontherocks · Answer

Not at all considering people are still starving to death in other countries.  Penn and Teller did a episode on Bullshit in the early 2000s that perfectly describes my opinion and the truth.

Friendlybro79 · Answer

I have concerns with the pesticides not really the GMO side of it. @abc3643 explained it perfectly.

ChicoFromThe305 · Answer

I've accepted fate that I'm like 20% gmo at this point

Anonymous · Answer

I don't use GMO, I think it's not good for your health.

Paige90 · Answer

I have a problem with all processed foods

Dargil · Answer

My chicken had 3 legs.

DrPepper12 · Answer

Yes but that cat is out of the bag already

WonderingManII · Answer

I'm scared that corn will grow fish gills.

aquamarine321 · Answer

I don’t know what that is

Kingofkings1992 · Answer

To me , GMO is a good weed strain

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