The controversy with GMFs began in the 1980’s when the first GMF patent was issued. Along with this patent sparked several contentious topics ranging from morals and ethical standards to economical and environmental appeals. An imaginary line that states whether humans should or should not insert genes from one organisms to the next in order to sate our insatiable appetite for food and growth.The fine line between human actions upon altering their food supply and acting as God is a grey area, which we waver in crossing. This problem that has sparked debates worldwide with many developed countries taking the initiative of banning GMF. Now, this questions has moved to the United States and has asks whether or not we will follow in the footsteps of others or carve our own path.
GMFs are any source of sustenance that has been modified via artificial genetic modification or engineering. There are several ways in which this occurs such as the common and essential practice of biotechnology, which insert genes from an organisms and more modern practices like directly editing genomes. Yet, while these methods seem efficient, every action has an opposite reaction, sometimes detrimental, beneficial, small or large.
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The largest question stopping many GMFs is whether it's safe for human consumption. As much as 70% of pre packaged food are genetically modified with some such as StarLink corn which was modified for pig feed but sold for human consumption. Furthermore, Allergens, design with the purpose of to kill pest with BT toxin have caused allergies and other responses. Moreover, the GMF industries lack testing with little long term effect research. This lack of testing has caused the United States $12 billion dollars in lost sales and product recalls. At the end of the day, does the end justify the