An Argument That Introduction of GMO Foods Is a War on Food Essay

War On FoodWhen genetically modified food was first introduced in the 20th century, it was a break through for mankind. Imagine, being able to eat any type of fruit or vegetable all year round! Sounds pretty amazing at first, right? I beg to differ. Instead of helping the population, like many thought, it has made thousands sick, and even some serious disorders have become more common in the last twenty years. Not just the human population is suffering from GMO crops but the environment is suffering as well. Unfortunately Multi-billion dollar companies, such as Monsanto, don't care about these hazards but care more about getting their dollar. If we continue to put GMO crops into our bodies, our health will continue to get worse over time. More citizens need to be aware of the negative effects of GMO Crops and the corruptness of Monsanto. The War on food is the unfortunate increase in genetically modified food products, that completely take away the security of organic and have not yet been proven safe to ingest. Genetically modified crops are slowly ruining our land, environment, and bodies. Over the last twenty years GMO crops have gone up and the farmers that haven't committed to Monsanto are blacklisted. Even the farmers with clean crops are still heavily effected by GMO seeds because of the wind blowing the toxic herbicides into their fields. Recently, GMO Alfalfa was approved and will start to be planted very soon, just this crop will release 23 million more pounds of toxic herbicides into the environment each year, and the government is supposed to be green? Sounds a bit opposite to me. It is important to be aware of what exactly we are putting into our bodies, and what is in season. I, personally, don't want to ingest something that is going to release millions of more toxins into our already polluted environment. As well as getting my view in the subject, a close...

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