Genetically Modified Foods Today

1. Genetically Modified Foods Today

2. Some processed GM foods Fritos Corn Chips Bravos Tortilla Chips Kellogg’s Corn Flaked Gen. Mills Total Corn Flakes Cereal Heinz 2 Baby Food Quaker Chewy Granola Bars Ball Park Franks Duncan Hines Cake Mix Ultra Slim Fast Aunt Jemima Pancake Mix Gardenburger McDonald’s McVeggie Burgers Green Giant Harvest Burgers Ovaltine Malt Powdered Beverage Mix Betty Crocker Bac-O’s Bacon Flavor Bits Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix Old El Paso Taco Shells And Many More

3. Some GM whole foods Canola Oil Chicory, red hearted Corn Cotton Papaya Potato Soybean Squash Tomato Honey Rice Sugar Cane Sweet Corn Flax Tobacco Peas

4. GM Label Regulations New rules went into effect as of April 18, 2004 Any product such as flour, oils and glucose syrups have to be labeled if they are from a GM source Cheese, yogurt, and other products that were made by GM enzymes do not have to be labeled such Products that come from animals such as meat, milk, and eggs that were fed GM animal feed do not have to be labeled

5. GM Label Regulations http://www.food.gov.uk/gmfoods/gm/gm_labelling

6. Which is better? GM pros • Pros • Pest Resistance • Bred to resist pests • No pesticides required • People prefer no chemicals • Herbicide Tolerance • Bred to resist the weeds around it saving time and money • People prefer no weed killer chemicals on food • Disease resistance • Such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi • Cold Tolerance • Anti-freeze gene from fish in seedlings • Drought Tolerance • Don’t need as much water • Can withstand higher salt concentration • Nutrition • Add more nutrients and minerals to easy to get food such as rice • Pharmaceuticals • Phytoremediation • Trees and plants cleen up sewage my absorbing heavy metal pollutions in the water

7. GM Cons • Cons • Allergies • Allergy possibility greater than in normal crops • Ex. Peanut gene in tomato • Unknown allergy may surface • Bacteria • Bacteria in digestive system pick up antibiotic resistance genes • Domination of major food companies • Minor farmer go out of business and loss of jobs • Tampering with nature • Morality issue • Stress for organism • Not able to handle the new genes after a while • Non-mandatory labeling • Confusing customers • Select countries getting richer • Already poor countries get poorer as richer countries get richer

8. Natural Pros People know what’s in it All natural No surprises More ethically friendly Privately owned farms Everyone can do it

9. Natural Cons • Cons • Pesticides • People dislike • Labor intensive • Cost ineffective • Herbicides • People dislike • Cost ineffective • Labor intensive • Diseases • Only so much natural protection • Cold • Seedling in danger if it gets too cold • Drought • If long drought occurs casualties • Malnutrition • Common food surplus has only some nutrients