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    processing of foods, the connection between nature and one 's plate has been abandoned. GMOs or genetically modified organisms have been another key factor into the nation’s struggle. These modified foods and seeds were created with the future of the food industry in mind, yet they have been proven to create harmful effects. GMOs have been at the root of the major food issues within America. The use of GMOs within the food industry needs to decline, in order to see improvement within the food industry

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    Essay Genetically Modified Foods

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    the term genetically modified (GM) foods is not the most appetizing word in the English language and neither is the term genetically engineered foods for that matter. Whether or not you realize it, you have consumed at least one product that contains genetically modified foods. These “modified foods” are hiding all over your supermarkets and in some instances, there is no way to tell just by looking at it. But, they have been around for more than two decades and it has helped to keep our food supply

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    Do you know exactly what is in the food you eat every day? Do you read the food labels every time you eat different food? Are companies, factories, or stores stating the truth when they claim that their food is “organic” or “natural”? The answer is probably no, unless you really are interested in what you eat. But for the most part, a great majority of the population in this country have no idea what is in their food. Most of them probably don’t even know what the definition of the word “organic”

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    egregious array of brand new scientific advances that are accompanied by confusing new terms. The food and drug administration, commonly known as the F.D.A, is focusing much of their time with food biotechnology. The all-encompassing use of biotechnology when applied to agriculture and food production increases the deeply felt environmental, economic and ethical concern. The liberation of genetically engineered organisms into the environment poses apprehensive questions

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    The growing demand for food poses key challenges to humankind. Both the biodiversity and arable land for future agricultural food production must be safeguarded to ensure that genetic diversity is protected to safeguard ecosystem resilience. More food must be produced to feed and sustain the growing South African population with less input, while deploying every effort to minimize risk. Agricultural sustainability is no longer optional but mandatory to counteract possible social problems such as

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    toxicity of Monsanto’s genetically modified plants that have the ability of producing its own is Roundup Ready herbicide gene (Ferrell, Fraedrich, & Ferrell, 2015). According to Ferrell, Fraedrich, and Ferrell, 2015, the stakeholders have major concerns with these issues since there is not any real proof that the gene doesn’t have a major effect upon its consumer once ingested (Ferrell, Fraedrich, & Ferrell, 2015). Furthermore, the FDA’s statement that genetically modified foods are healthy for the

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    Available Food in Developed and Undeveloped Countries and its Effect on Children’s Physical Development Introduction Food that is readily available to children in various parts of the world ultimately has an effect on their development, whether it be physical, neurological, or cognitively. Genetically modified food has been an increasingly discussed topic in the past few decades as questions about its nutritional benefits arise. Genetically modified foods are controversial in the United States and

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    Genetically Modified Foods and Organisms

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    According to Bakshi (p.211), the use of biotechnology in agricultural production is a major tool for enhancing food security and sustaining the environment. Biotechnology is considered important in addressing the challenge of food availability, alleviation of poverty and environmental conservation. In this regard (Tramper et al 408), it is important to note that GMOs are produced by the introduction of extra genetic information into a certain organism through genetic engineering. The methods are

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    precursor of Vitamin A). The scientists worked more than 10 years on creating “golden” rice (Verna 6). Unfortunately, as Deborah B. Whitman points out in her article “Genetically Modified Foods: Harmful, or Helpful?”: “. . . , the grant that funded the creation of this rice strain was not renewed, perhaps because of the vigorous anti-GMO food protesting in Europe, and so this nutritionally-enhanced rice may not come to market at all” (3). This does

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    Beginning in 1996, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) were first introduced into the widespread media. Genetically modified organisms are living organisms whose DNA has been in, some way, modified; mixing and matching to create a certain effect. The difference between “classic” breeding and genetic engineering is that, “classic” breeding only crosses the same plant DNA, only two different types of the plant; genetic engineering crosses with anything, meaning food can cross with any DNA of insects

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