Nowadays the majority of the food that we purchase in the supermarket is genetically engineered, which means that these foods have genes from other plants or animals injected into their genetic codes. The goal of genetically engineered foods is to add one or more traits that are not already found in the organism or plant. Many people feel that genetically engineered food should be used because it comes with many benefits such as, it makes more nutritious, tastier food, and it increases the supply of food while reducing the cost of it. While others feel that genetically engineered food may have genetic changes that can be unsafe and harmful in the long run. I personally believe that genetically engineered foods should be used. Throughout this paper two individuals, Melissa and Joseph, that have very different opinions on this issue will be discussing their point …show more content…
Joseph: Melissa, these foods are safe. I remember reading online that before the food is marketed the developers of the bioengineered food submit scientific and safety information to the Food and Drug Administration.
Melissa: But there is no real proof that these foods are safe. There are too little studies on the health effects of genetically modified food to consider them to be safe. In fact, in the studies that have taken place the subjects participating in the experiment have had negative side effects.
Joseph: Really? Can you give me an example?
Melissa: Yes, ofcourse. When I was helping my mom with her graduates paper I read somewhere that there was a study performed in Scotland, where rats were fed potatoes that were genetically engineered, and they suffered internal organ