Genetically Modified

Food Products
A GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM (GMO)

WHAT ARE GMF PRODUCTS? MOST PREVALENT GMO CROPS

A GMO whose genetic

makeup has been modified
in a laboratory using
genetic engineering or
transgenic technology. Corn Soy Sugar Beets Canola

BENEFITS
STATISTICS
MORE NUTRITIOUS FOOD & TASTIER FOOD
MOST FOOD IN U.S IS GENETICALLY MODIFIED
DISEASE- AND DROUGHT-RESISTANT
FOOD IN GROCERY
PLANTS THAT REQUIRE FEWER
STORES: 70% CONTAINS GMF
ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES (SUCH AS
30% CONTAINS WATER AND FERTILIZER)
NON- GMF LESS USE OF PESTICIDES
INCREASED SUPPLY OF FOOD WITH
HOW IT IS MADE?
REDUCED COST AND LONGER SHELF LIFE
FASTER GROWING PLANTS AND ANIMALS
IDENTIFYING THE GENETIC FOOD WITH MORE DESIRABLE TRAITS,
INFORMATION—OR “GENE”—THAT
SUCH AS POTATOES THAT PRODUCE LESS
GIVES AN ORGANISM (PLANT,
OF A CANCER-CAUSING SUBSTANCE
ANIMAL, OR MICROORGANISM) A
WHEN FRIED
DESIRED TRAIT
MEDICINAL FOODS THAT COULD BE USED
COPYING THAT INFORMATION
AS VACCINES OR OTHER MEDICINES
FROM THE ORGANISM THAT HAS
THE TRAIT

INSERTING THAT INFORMATION GMF IS NOT BAD TO HEALTH

INTO THE DNA OF ANOTHER
ORGANISM
There are concerns about the consolidation and
THEN GROWING THE NEW
sustainability of our agriculture system, impacts
ORGANISM to the ecosystem, and pesticide resistance, the
fears are valid but believes the risks outweigh the
benefits as the industry currently stands.
ALL GM FOODS SHOULD BE ASSESSED BEFORE BEING ALLOWED ON
THE MARKET. FAO/WHO CODEX GUIDELINES EXIST FOR RISK ANALYSIS
OF GM FOOD.