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GMO Persuasive Essay

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With the world’s growing population GMO’s could help end world hunger rather than solve it. Except the fact that GMO’s are the best option to feed the world’s growing population our growing technology industry would help us stay living as its advancing. GMO’s are found in many processed foods. They are also found in foods such as: rice, yeast, sugar beets, honey, tomatoes, peas and potatoes. GMO’s are easier for farmers to maintain as insects repel the GM plants. Firstly, GMO’s were discovered in 1935 by russian scientist, Andrei Nikolaevitch Belozersky. Next in 1982 the FDA approved the first GMO. Then in 1994 GMO’s begun to be sold in grocery stores. Scientists say that before GMOs were discovered we ate much healthier now GMO’s infiltrate so much of what we eat. Each GMO has been manipulated through genetic engineering. GMO crops are used in agriculture, such as corn, soy, and cotton. …show more content…

For example, most processed foods contains GMO as it is not natural. There has been no evidence that GMOs can hurt you. Scientists do worry about what it may do to our environment in the future. GMO foods are not as healthy as natural food for you, they are not necessarily unsafe for human but they aren’t for sure safe either. GMO’s are in a bunch of products such as Coca Cola drinks, Nestle products and hershey's products. The headquarters of Coca Cola are located in Atlanta, GA while GMOs are found in some of their beverages. The headquarters of Hershey are located in Derry Township, PA while GMO is found in all of nestle's ice cream flavors besides the top 6 best sellers. The headquarters of Nestle is located in Vevey, Switzerland while hersey sells milk chocolate bars and chocolate kisses that contain GMO. All of these companies have unhealthy products such as chocolate, ice cream, and

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