Genetically Modified Food [GMF]

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Everything in our live have two sides: one is good and another one is bad. It is hard to find perfect things. The genetically modified (GM) foods like other things have both sides which are good and bad in the same time. Now, GM foods are a big debate if it is good or bad for people’s health. The GM Foods mean food that produced from organic that had specific changes introduced into their DNA using the methods of genetic engineering. Even though GMF are causing damage environment and affecting on original farmers, in general most GMF have some advantages. GM food can provide low cost and it may be lower than the organic foods. It save the time. It provides a good size and new products. It feeds more people, especially poor countries.
First, the benefit of GMF is the cost maybe lower than the organic foods. The economic will be high in country by using GMF. So, if the price is cheap, it will be convenient for both farmers and consumers. According to Tunceren & Benson (2010) as cited in (Christie), Monsanto Company sells the alfalfa, and this alfalfa was GM to prevent weeds from growing in the crops (118). Farmers can protect their farms by using alfalfa. Then, they will sell them for more than one market. So, they will success in their business. This alfalfa is good to protect crops and environment. Even though, there are negative side of using alfalfa. In his writing, Ban on Monsanto GM Alfalfa Upheld, Tunceren & Benson (2010) as cited in (Christie) maintained that alfalfa is growing out of the U.S. for livestock and every years again. Therefore, the environment groups, organic farmers, and consumer groups are angry because it will mix with other varieties of alfalfa, weeds will become impossible to kill, and it will bad for ex...

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