Monday, January 17, 2011

Should there be government regulations requiring genetically engineered foods to be labeled?

It is in the interest of the consumer that all GM foods be labeled. There are many points to be taken into consideration. Some of these points include the violation of religious beliefs and health risks. Many religions have strict diets to which they must stay faithful. If GM foods were not labeled, many people with these strict religious diets would unknowing eat them. If this happened many issues would be raised. There are also many risks to unknowing eaters of GM foods. There could be allergic reactions that would not be caused by the unmodified version of the crop. An example of unauthorized consumer consumption of GM foods was the Starlink corn event. It occurred on September 18, 2000. The corn, originally used as cattle feed, was used to make taco shells, and were sold at Taco Bell.

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