Monday, December 6, 2010

OPPOSITION TO GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOODS

North America: orthographic projection, based ...Image via Wikipedia Are We eating real or fake food that is the question? Many people say that we are eating cloned foods. Is there a way to tell if you are eating Fraken foods or not? Not really, I think that most of the food is genetically engineered and that it has a great impact on peoples health.

Global opposition of Genetically Engineered (GE) foods and crops is mounting — as is the evidence that the “Frankenfood” industry is in serious trouble. North America, where 90% of the GE foods are produced, is now in opposition to the industry and major foreign export markets for GE tainted food and seeds, are closing down.

Opposition ignited with concerns over the lack of safety testing and labeling — with strong opposition from 59% of Canadians, 51% of Americans, 70% of Europeans and 82% of Japanese. Farmers in North America have already cut back on GE crops, including a 20% drop in acreage for corn, 6% for soybeans and 10% for canola. And, because leading food companies and supermarkets fear consumer backlash, many are in the midst of removing GE ingredients from their name brand products.

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