Should Restaurants Be Tried For Sell Genetically Modified Chicken Under The Name?

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Jason Riddle
Stewart
ENG 101 SXT 6003
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30 November 2015

Should Restaurants Be Able to Sell Genetically Modified Chicken Under the Name "Chicken"

Chickens that have been changed using engineering techniques that are genetic are called genetically modified chickens. It would be morally wrong to sell the modified chicken in the name of the local chicken. The genetically modified foods in America go up to sixty-three percent. They are too common in the United States of America. Most restaurants sell chicken that are modified without the knowledge of their customers. It would be of great importance for people eating these chickens to know exactly what they are eating. These chickens are not good to the health of a human because they form things that do not exist in nature. Genes are more healthy and strong when formed by nature. There are serious health risks that are associated with modified chicken like infertility, accelerated aging, insulin regulation, protein formation, immune deregulation band changes in the gastrointestinal system (Freeman).

Chicken is a major section of the economy of agriculture in United States. That is why the genetically modified chickens are consumed by millions of people including children. Chickens that are genetically modified are raised in filthy cages throughout their lives and pass through many mistreatments. Their main food consists of hormones, corn, and genetically modified organisms (Lundeen). All these foods are aimed at making them grow at a faster rate and increase their weight. The heavy weight makes them become crippled and even starts to suffer from a variety of diseases like ammonia, organ failures, getting a weak immune system, bronchitis, and re...

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...eir lives. People’s right to food selection should be promoted to enable them have the food of their choice. Health wise, it would be advisable to consume the locally sourced chicken. Hotels and restaurants should be clear about what they sell to their customers.

Works Cited
Lundeen, Tim. "Chicken diet helps waterways: extensive research confirms that enzyme- modified diets are responsible for a 30-40% reduction in waste phosphorus in poultry litter." Feedstuffs 3 Sept. 2007: 9. Academic OneFile. Web. 1 Dec. 2015.
Schlosser, Eric. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal. Boston: Mariner
Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012. E-Book
Freeman, Kris. "Arsenic and erectile dysfunction: drinking contaminated well water increases risk." Environmental Health Perspectives 116.4 (2008): A172. Academic OneFile. Web. 1 Dec. 2015.

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