I firmly believe GMOs should not be labeled. The importance of the factors that contribute to why I believe so and other might not believe so are listed as follows; on a global scale, on an economic scale, on a social scale, and on an environmental scale. These next few paragraphs are going to go in depth on how these subjects relate back to my original statement and why they are important.
First of all, GMOs are extremely useful on a global scale. They can feed the needy because they are more reliable in most cases making them cheaper to grow. In one such case, researchers “isolated a gene that helps rice plant survive a flood.” (Berlin, 2015). Because these rice plants can survive floods, they can be grown at any time and have a lower chance of dying. The property of it’s being cheaper to manufacture can help get it into the hands of
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They are good for the economy primarily because of the prior reason mentioned, they are cheaper to manufacture. This can help small farmers grow food with lower labor costs. And it, again, relates to the topic for the reason prior, the public is misinformed (Grushkin, 2015).
Third of all, people who are anti-GMO are sharing their opinions with the public, which has caused GMOs to be ridiculed socially. But most people who are anti GMO are actually misinformed. They believe GMOs are “unnatural” when in fact controlled cross pollination and cross breeding are very natural types of GMOs (citation unavailable).
Finally, GMOs may have a negative impact on the environment. If a genetically modified organism breeds then it could have the potential to start making all of that species into it’s same variety, almost like an invasive species effect, but with specific traits (eye color, hair color, ect). However, the chance of this happening is small so that is why it’s at the bottom of this list. And if they were labeled and associated with this impact, consumers would likely stop buy