Reply #172: Apparently you don't have allergies to anything [View All]

There have been reports of people reacting to GM foods because one of the strands used to modify the food was from what they are allergic to.

Also there is a large and growing problem of GM crops cross pollinating with natural ones. The seed companies that own the GM patent then come in and seize the whole natural crop claiming patent infringement. GM foods also mean an increasingly narrow gene pool. Then there is the farmers' problem of not being able to set apart a portion of their crop each year for reseeding the next. Every year they are forced to go out and buy more seed. This further hurts the small farmer while benefitting the large industrial farms. Plus there is the threat to wildlife. A GM corn plant was altered to poison a certain pest, and wound up killing monarch butterflies too(ironiclly monarchs help in the pollination process with corn and other plants). These are just a few of the side effects of GM foods. I suggest you do some more research before making such blanket statements.

Plus have you ever tasted GM foods? More than likely you have if you shop at your average supermarket chain. I don't know about you, but I think they suck. Taste very bland with a cardboard texture. Try this, do some side by side tasting. Go out and get some organic fruits and vegetables, then get the same at the supermarket. Try them for taste, texture, and then tell me there is nothing wrong with GM food.

To top this off, very little research has been done into the side effects of GM foods. The last time there was this much slacking in gov't research we wound up with Equal sugar substitute(aspertane) which wound up killing people, affecting peoples' memory, and has links to cancer.

Don't believe the hype, GM foods are bad, both for people and the planet they depend on.