During the last few decades, the field of genetics has been significantly advanced. One of these advancements is the understanding of how genes affect an organism. Through this understanding, geneticists have begun to alter the natural genes found in food. The altercation of genes in food has given these foods the name genetically modified. Currently, the effect of genetically modified food on humans and the environment is a controversial topic among geneticists and environmentalists worldwide. Consumers started questioning what ingredients are in the foods we consume daily. Genetically modified foods must be labeled so that the American public should know what foods they are consuming. Currently in the twenty first century the field of …show more content…
We don’t know what these GE foods contain or if it could harm us. For example, organ damage, infertility, and immune system changes. The bottom line is that we have a product in our food supply with unknown health and environmental implications. At the very least, we should have these foods labeled. However, try as we might, we cannot make that happen in the U.S. even though 9 out of 10 people want them labeled. It is clear we need more research in this area and so need those foods to be labeled. As walsh says, “It's worth noting that even though ballot initiatives to require GMO labeling have twice failed, polls indicate strong support for labeling nationally.” People want those foods labeled, it has been shown. Even though people want GE foods labeled, GE foods haven’t been proven to harm the