Corn and legumes are two frequently changed foods. GMOs can be processed into cornstarch, maize syrup, soybean oil, canola oil, corn oil, and powdered sugar. Cotton that has been genetically changed can be used in textiles, and scientists can alter organisms to be used in medicines such as human insulin.
Some argue that consumers should have the right to know everything about what's in their food in the continuing argument over whether or not genetically modified foods should be labeled. Others argue that there is no proof that such goods are harmful to health and that labeling is unnecessary.Scientists have long been modifying the genes of food crops in order to increase agricultural yield and make cereals more pest-, drought-, and cold-resistant. GMO advocates claim that producers who cultivate these crops can use fewer ecologically harmful pesticides.
GMOs can be processed into cornstarch, maize syrup, soybean oil, canola oil, corn oil, and powdered sugar. Cotton that has been genetically changed can be used in textiles, and scientists can alter organisms to be used in medicines such as human insulin. Genetically modified (GM) meals are also known as bioengineered (BE) commodities.
Some argue that consumers should have the right to know everything about what's in their food in the continuing argument over whether or not genetically modified foods should be labeled. Others argue that there is no proof that such goods are harmful to health and that labeling is unnecessary.
GMOs, or genetically modified organisms (GMOs), are a source of contention.—crops engineered with spliced genes to make them more resilient or larger—was addressed in a five-part WGBH radio series called "Food Fights," which aired the week of October 5, 2016, and featured Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health's Walter Willett, Fredrick John Stare Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition and chair of the Department of Nutrition. Willett told WGBH that there is no conclusive proof that GMOs harm human health. "I believe we'll almost never be able to make a broad statement about whether GMOs are good or bad for us," he said. "This is a technology, and like most technologies, it can be used for good or for evil."