Genetically Modified Food
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Publicado: 4 de noviembre de 2012
Genetically modified food and Monsanto
These are foods derived from genetically modified organisms. Genetically modified organisms have had specific changes introduced into their DNA by geneticengineering techniques. Many people have objected about genetically modified food on several grounds, including safety issues, ecological concerns, and economic concerns raised by the fact that theseorganisms are subject to intellectual property law.
Why is it done? Surely to improve the crop yield. With this new technologies we can make plants resistant to insects, drought, cold, company’spesticide… Also it can make plants more durable. But, are these enough reasons to use GM Food instead of its possible problems?
The first commercially genetically modified food was a tomato calledFlavrSavr, created by Monsanto. Firstly, it was welcomed by consumers, however these tomatoes were very expensive and the sales fell. Since then, Monsanto and other companies have started to create more andmore genetically modified food, and now, in some countries, we can find lots of these products in the supermarket.
The United States and Canada don’t require labeling of genetically modifiedfoods. However in certain other regions, such as the European Union, Japan, Malaysia and Australia, governments have required labeling so consumers can choose between foods that have genetically modified,conventional or organic origins.
One of the biggest problems of GM food is the intellectual property and patents. Seeds of these plants only can be used once and then farmers need to buy more seedsso they money is reduced and they are tied to the multinational companies. Terminator Gen is the responsible of this situation.
On March 3, 1998, "Control of Plant Gene Expression" patent, namedas TPS (Technology Protection System) was accepted in the United States. TPS is the result of technologies of genetic engineering and it modifies the DNA of the plants which have it. This technique...
These are foods derived from genetically modified organisms. Genetically modified organisms have had specific changes introduced into their DNA by geneticengineering techniques. Many people have objected about genetically modified food on several grounds, including safety issues, ecological concerns, and economic concerns raised by the fact that theseorganisms are subject to intellectual property law.
Why is it done? Surely to improve the crop yield. With this new technologies we can make plants resistant to insects, drought, cold, company’spesticide… Also it can make plants more durable. But, are these enough reasons to use GM Food instead of its possible problems?
The first commercially genetically modified food was a tomato calledFlavrSavr, created by Monsanto. Firstly, it was welcomed by consumers, however these tomatoes were very expensive and the sales fell. Since then, Monsanto and other companies have started to create more andmore genetically modified food, and now, in some countries, we can find lots of these products in the supermarket.
The United States and Canada don’t require labeling of genetically modifiedfoods. However in certain other regions, such as the European Union, Japan, Malaysia and Australia, governments have required labeling so consumers can choose between foods that have genetically modified,conventional or organic origins.
One of the biggest problems of GM food is the intellectual property and patents. Seeds of these plants only can be used once and then farmers need to buy more seedsso they money is reduced and they are tied to the multinational companies. Terminator Gen is the responsible of this situation.
On March 3, 1998, "Control of Plant Gene Expression" patent, namedas TPS (Technology Protection System) was accepted in the United States. TPS is the result of technologies of genetic engineering and it modifies the DNA of the plants which have it. This technique...
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