Gmo Persuasive Speech

Today, there is an enormous amount of genetically modified (“GM”) foods in the US market, yet no mandatory labeling regulations of GM foods have been imposed by the US government. Last Sunday, when I was shopping with my mom at the Kroger grocery store, I found that there were many unlabeled GM food products on the shelves. So, I asked my mom, “Do you know what GM food is?” “Yes, GM food is made from the genetically modified organisms,” she replied. “So, Mom, have you bought, or eaten any GM food before?” I asked. “Of course not! I would not buy any food with the GM food label,” she replied. I shook my head and felt sorry for her because she did not know that GM food has no label, and she certainly has eaten GM food. In general, GM foods are

The GMO may increase the profits of farmers, decrease the production costs of food, and possibly improve people’s health in the developing countries, yet the genetic engineering techniques to create GMO are still very new and require further research to explore all the possible health risks and effects on humans. Meanwhile, since GM foods are different from the conventional breeding foods, consumers have the rights to know the sources, ingredients and safety of GM foods before they decide to accept them. Therefore, although GM foods may be very beneficial to human lives, the mandatory labeling of GM foods is important and essential because it protects consumers’ rights to know the sources, ingredients, and safety of their food products, and helps them prevent from getting any unknown health risks and

According to the article “GMOs: Pros and Cons” written by Treacy Colbert, Colbert states, “Genetically modified (“GM”) foods are made from soy, corn, or other crops grown from seeds with genetically engineered DNA.” In general, there are two different genetically modifying techniques to produce the two main genetically modified (“GM’) crops in the market: herbicide-tolerant crops and pesticide-tolerant crops. In the article “Genetically Modified Food” written by Jason McLure, the herbicide-tolerant crops have been genetically engineered to survive the weed-killer Glyphosate, commonly so-called Roundup Ready crops. Thus, farmers can safely use the Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide without damaging and killing the crops. Also, the herbicide-tolerant crops can decrease the need to plow the land before planting, which can save farmers’ time and money, reduce erosion and loss of soil moisture (McLure). In contrast, the pesticide-tolerant crops are produced by inserting genes from soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (“Bt”). The Bt genes produce a toxin that is harmful to many pests, yet it is harmless to humans, wildlife and beneficial insects. As a result, the pesticide-tolerant crops that contain the Bt genes allow the production of the toxin in the part of