Genetically modified food or crops are plants that have been modified using genetic engineering techniques. Examples of GMOs include adding genes to certain crops to make them immune to insects or environmental conditions. Proponents of a GMO ban argue that their existence might have unintended effects on agricultural ecosystems including bees and other animals which depend on native crops for their survival. Opponents of a ban argue that the development GMOs has resulted in cheaper food being produced more quickly, in greater quantities, and with less calories and fat.
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@BD7SQ2M2 days2D
Yes — support their use with strict safety testing, transparency, and clear labeling.
@BD4VLVY 4 days4D
Genetically engineered crops should be used where they are proven to be safe and beneficial, with strong regulation and oversight to protect health, the environment, and biodiversity.
@BCWG8WF 2wks2W
Yes, but only those engineered to benefit the consumer, not the provider
@B6LC9B49mos9MO
Yes but only cisgenic crop where the cultivator can prove that the end product could be bred using conventional methods modern plant breeding takes at least a year and upwards of +10 years, cisgenic breeding could speed this up significantly and could protect biodiversity which conventional breeding does not, there is an eu report on it.
@9ZVZV4G1yr1Y
This is a difficult question. Food production / security is key and GMOs help to secure it. However, there are always consequences of change including costs for farmers if purely left to large companies.
@9ZHHRQC1yr1Y
Yes, provided there are government regulations for how crops and foods can be modified, along with labelling of modified foods that includes how and why the specific foods in question have been modified.
@9ZCTZV61yr1Y
Yes, but only if the food is clearly labelled as a gmo, when it's nutrient value and overall quality is at least as beneficial as its non altered counterpart, and when it has been proven that the specific alteration will cause no harm to us.
@9K69C722yrs2Y
no i dont support this as GMO crops and foods have MRNa and turbo cancers that are desinged specifically for population redution
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