Controversy of GM foods....

THIS IS ALSO A SUMMARY OF THE CONTROVERSY.....WE WILL BUILD ON THIS POINTS....

Controversies


Safety

Potential human health impact: allergens, transfer of antibiotic resistance markers, unknown effects Potential environmental impact: unintended transfer of transgenes through cross-pollination, unknown effects on other organisms (e.g., soil microbes), and loss of flora and fauna biodiversity

Access and Intellectual Property

Domination of world food production by a few companies
Increasing dependence on Industralized nations by developing countries
Biopiracy—foreign exploitation of natural resources

Ethics

Violation of natural organisms' intrinsic values
Tampering with nature by mixing genes among species
Objections to consuming animal genes in plants and vice versa
Stress for animal

Labeling

Not mandatory in some countries (e.g., United States)
Mixing GM crops with non-GM confounds labeling attempts

Society

New advances may be skewed to interests of rich countries

Reference Site:
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/gmfood.shtml