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WHATAREGMOs?
GMOsor“ genet i cal l ymodi f i edor gani sms”ar epl ant sorani mal scr eat edt hr ough t hegenespl i ci ngt echni quesofbi ot echnol ogy( al socal l edgenet i cengi neer i ngor GE) .Thi sexper i ment alt echnol ogymi xest oget herDNAf r om di f f er entspeci es, cr eat i ngunst abl ecombi nat i onsofpl ant ,ani mal ,bact er i al andvi r algenest hat cannotoccuri nNat ur eort hr ought r adi t i onalf ar mi ng
AREGMOsSAFETO EAT?
Mostdevel opedcount r i esi nt hewor l ddonotconsi derGMOst obesaf e.I n near l y50count r i esar oundt hewor l d,I ncl udi ngAust r al i a,Japan,andal loft he count r i esI nt heEur opeanUni on,t her ear er est r i ct i onsorout r i ghtbansont he pr oduct i onandsal eofGMOs,andr equi r et hosef oodst hathaveGMO i ngr edi ent st obel abel ed.Her ei nt heUni t edSt at es,over80% ofpr ocessed f oodsl i kechi ps,f ast -f oods,candyandsodashaveGMOsi nt hem,andt her ei s NO consumerl abel i ng!
WHATDO GMOsDO TO THEENVI RONMENT?
MostGMOsgr ownwor l dwi dear eengi neer edf orher bi ci det ol er ance.Becauseof t hi s,useoft oxi cher bi ci deshasi ncr easedover1 5t i messi nceGMOswer e i nt r oduced.GMO cr opsal somake" superweeds"and" superbugs”whi chcanonl y beki l l edwi t hevenst r ongerpoi sons.
HOW DO GMOsAFFECTTHEFUTUREOFFOOD?
Nooneknowsexact l yhow GMOschangepl ant sandani mal si nt henat ur alwor l d, sot hef ut ur ei mpact sofGMOsar eunknown:oncer el easedi nt ot heenvi r onment t hechangest heymakecannotbest oppedorr ever sed!Cr opst hatpeopl egr ow f orf oodcanbecont ami nat edbyGMOst hatdr i f tont ot hei rf i el ds,evenwhent he f ar merdi dnotpl antGMOs.Nobodyknowst hel ong-t er mr i sksofusi ngGMOs. Usi ngGMOswi t houtst udyi ngt hem mor ei sar i skyt hi ngt odo.
SAYNO TO GMOs!