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My opinion

My opinion on GM Foods is that I think they should be banned. It will be better for the environment and the people who live in it. Even if it means we can't get certain types of vegetables anymore of they are only available at certain times - not that thats a bad thing ☺ !!!

Benefits of GM Foods

Some people think that GM Food is good this is why:

• You can get food all year round
• The food is big
• The food is appealing
• It can stop the seeds from dying from frost.
• It can make the seeds hold more nutrients
• Uses less fertiliser and water

What are the concerns regarding GM foods?

People are concerned about GM Foods for many reasons. The main ones are:

• There are chemicals added to it which could make it dangerous to eat.
• People believe it is messing with nature.
• You could be allergic to it even if you arn't allergc to the food normally.
• Some have anti-biotic resistance.
• Foods can become toxic.
• Could harm foods that aren't supposed to be touched by the chemical.
• The chemical could spread affecting a whole yield.
• Changes soil chemestry.
• Genetic pollution
• Can create super weeds

Why are GM foods grown?

Farmers grow GMO's because they can produce a bigger yield from them. There are lots of different way the can produce this yield.

• Some GMO's are altered so that they produce no fungi.
• Some can produce food all year round. The fruit or vegetable is always in season.
• Some create big foods.
• Some make it so that they look good. They would have perfect shape, size and colour.
• Some can repel insects that will eat it.
• Some might make a different food by altering the seeds.
• They are all grown for financial reasons. They can be mass produced to make more money.

There are also may more but those are the main ones. When all these come together the farmers get more money so that is the main reason.

What is GM Food?

It's a good question. And I'm about to answer it. ☻

Also known as GMO's, Genetically Modified Food is crops that have been messed about with to make them bigger, immune to fungi and insects and in season all year. The plants get modified in a laboratory to make products more appealing to consumers. Plants used to be crossbred to create these traits in foods but that was very time consuming and didn't always work right. With genetic engineering (messing with food in a lab) can get rid of one trait that farmers do not want in their food to have (stuff like attracting insects that will eat them) and add another from a different food or bacteria to make it good (they could add something that made the food humongous!!!)

Some people like GMO's because they might taste better (or not) look nicer and they won't of been nibbled by butterflies and stuff.

Although other people are against it because of the chemicals that were used. They could be harmful. Also they believe it is messing with nature.

I guess it's a bit like the evil stepmother in snow white. Messing with food so it does something diffrent that usual. Only she knew it was BAD!!!!