Is our health at risk for using GMOs or genetically engineered foods? Children are at a greater risk of exposure to hazardous toxic weed killer that is used in our crops. There are a range of health hazards both documented perceived, due to inadvertent mixture of various grains, that can be associated with food, whether or not produced by biotechnology. A large number of compositional changes in foods may potentially arise from any method of genetic modification of food. Furthermore, genetic engineering has a higher probability of producing unanticipated changes than some genetic modification methods, such as narrow crosses, and a lower probability than others, such as radiation mutagenesis. Therefore, the nature of compositional change merits greater consideration than the method use to achieve the change, for example, the magnitude of additions or …show more content…
These elements, whose levels are increased, could well include some of the ‘natural’ toxins present in food, thereby enhancing the potential for adverse effects to occur with consumption of that food. Examples of deletions of specific elements that merit consideration are those intended to enhance nutrient bioavailability by reducing barriers to absorption. Genetically modified organisms gamble with both our health and environment. Instead of providing a solution to a small set of problems, they create more problems that they solve. However, the US National Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine, states otherwise. In a new report that details how genetically modified organisms are apparently safe for human consumption and surprisingly, also have significant benefits for human health and the environment. This intensive report details and past studies about GMOs, that includes interviews from scientists,