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What do you Know about GM Foods?

What do you Know about GM Foods?. Genetically Modified Food. GM Foods. Any food product that is either itself genetically modified or contains any genetically modified organisms in its ingredients Why? To obtain new crops with certain desirable characteristics. Benefits.

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What do you Know about GM Foods?

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  1. What do you Knowabout GM Foods?

  2. Genetically Modified Food

  3. GM Foods • Any food product that is either itself genetically modified or contains any genetically modified organisms in its ingredients • Why? • To obtain new crops with certain desirable characteristics

  4. Benefits • Resistance to insects & disease • Hardiness or adaptability to different climates • Bigger, resulting in higher yield

  5. Benefits • Better taste, smell, & look • Higher Nutrient content • Grows faster & lasts longer • Cost efficient & beneficial

  6. Genetically Modified Grown Naturally

  7. The Grapple • Genetic cross between a apple & a grape. • Was originally designed to provide a higher dose of Vitamin C per fruit, for use in food aid • Most of the funding for its development came from UNICEF

  8. Why Not? • Allergies • Alter Ecosystems • Endanger Species • Patenting crops • Ethical Implications • Creates Surplus • Lack of Labeling Laws

  9. Labeling • In Europe all GM foods must be labeled by law • In Canada there is no mandatory labeling of GM foods (only done voluntarily)

  10. Ingredients • The most common GM crops are soybeans, canola, cotton & corn • Used in many processed foods

  11. “The Eyes of Nye”

  12. “Beware of Frankenfood”

  13. Works Cited • “Beware of Frankenfood”. CBC archives. 2003. <http://archives.cbc.ca/search?q=genetically+modified+food &RTy=0&RC=1&RP=1&RD=1&RA=0&th=1&x=14&y=15>. Dec.2,09.

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