Transgenic foods are genetically modified organisms (GMO) to which genes from another species have been added to obtain a product with the desired characteristics.
These types of foods are not grown naturally (organically), but are produced from alteration of your DNA chain to create mutations that have certain and preconceived characteristics.
How are genetically modified foods identified?
Current legislation requires that any ingredient from a GMO plant must be declared on the label although no traces of modified protein or DNA can be found in the product.
Only a tolerance of 0.9% is allowed to cover possible accidental contamination due to unintentional causes.
How does a food become genetically modified?
Altering the chain that makes up the DNA of the food, identifying the gene that must be isolated for treatment and implanting it in the food that needs to be modified.
How are genetically modified foods grown?
The cultivation of these foods It follows the industrial agriculture model. This agricultural model is very little beneficial for the environment for the following reasons:
- It's destructive since it consumes large amounts of water and oil.
- It is associated with the deforestation of ecosystems.
- Apply chemicals that cause greenhouse gas emissions, which represents a greater contribution to the climate change.
- It harms small farmers and producers and concentrates the control of agriculture in a few hands.
How can they affect our health?
Recent studies confirm that genetically modified foods can cause the following health effects:
- Appearance of new allergies by introducing new proteins into food,
- Endurance to antibiotics in pathogenic bacteria.
- Presence of new toxic substances in food.
- Increase in food contamination due to greater use of chemicals in agriculture.
In which countries is it grown?
Within the European Union (EU), Spain is the only country where GMOs are grown on a significant scale.. According to estimates from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment, 131,537.67 hectares were planted in 2014.
In Organic sausages Luis, all our products are organic (free from any GMO) and the ingredients with which we make them come from organic farming.
And you, are you a consumer of genetically modified foods?
It helped me a lot
Where are the references (reliable sources of scientific studies) from where you obtained that information? You cannot attack something without having arguments, proof or evidence that applies against these foods. I recommend, as a biotechnologist, to obtain information from reliable sources such as scientific articles or other prestigious sources in order to have a better opinion about genetically modified foods. Furthermore, just as genetically modified foods are grown on a large scale, natural foods are grown, since both products are organic, they contain carbon and hydrogen in their molecular structures. Thank you
They have no fundamental basis to write this disastrous article. First inform yourself, then share truthful information.
Isn't man a transgenic product? Let's look at what man has made of this world over the millennia. I believe that transgenics on this planet date back to time immemorial, but let's look at the different “types” of humans that have existed.
Has humanity not transformed food-producing plants throughout existence? An example is corn. This product did not originate as we know it. This was very small, people changed it so that it gave more food, they made it bigger, and more resistant. It is true that it was not with the same method, but at the end of the day the same thing is produced, and I do not see that corn produces evils.
And please, do not forget to obtain information from reliable sources and use them in your argument.
The sad thing is that lately there is opposition to everything, the poor ability to inform correctly is not essential, we assume that growing in the garden is more advisable to have food supposedly free of pesticides, but the reality is different. The science of biotechnology simply seeks to improve and ensure nutrition for all, the human population grows at a speed that under normal conditions, there would be food shortages, a few would become rich selling organic foods. I think we are not seeing something right, maybe some have a garden to cultivate, the majority don't.
Hello, your argument is interesting, I just wanted you to know that what you are arguing is not scientific since the origins of humanity go back to such remote times that we cannot explain, much less verify, so we have no basis to think that what you say is true since until now there is no scientific research with a level of absolute certainty of the story you are telling us
Friend, corn was subjected to hybridization, not genetic modifications through molecular biology, nor did it receive genes from other species that would be incongruent.
I agree with you, you should get the information you are going to give us from reliable sources.
The information is good but for someone who doesn't like reading they are going to hate it.
Good afternoon.
I have an apple that is approximately a year old and does not rot, its aging is minimal. I have her under observation. I would like to cut it to study it, but I don't have the specialty. For it.
hybrid vigor in biology,,,is a characteristic of a species,,to withstand adverse climatic conditions,,,if it is transferred to another biome,,environment,,for this, crossbreeding of races is done to obtain an f1, not here Their genes are modified, if not the qualities of the donor and recipient are imposed, the polar bear can be crossed with the gray bear, the horse with the donkey, chickens, plants also through grafting... ..
Luis Gil hahaha
I feel that general information is missing
I agree with what was mentioned in the blog and in my opinion I say
They modified the DNA of the viruses and a pandemic resulted. They also do it with horticultural products without knowing what the future result will be. It is not convenient to play with nature since we are part of it and we pay for our mistakes now and then our descendants.
Let's say no to the manipulation of natural products. See why we should do it in https://causas-consecuencias.com/alimentos-transgenicos-causas-y-consecuencias/
Since GMOs appeared in the so-called green revolution in the 1960s, which according to them was to end world hunger and malnutrition in underdeveloped countries, we have reached 2020 with more hunger and malnutrition than ever, now That was never the real reason for modifying seeds, but rather to increase production and thus increase profits, and it will be difficult to eradicate hunger if more than 70% of crops worldwide are used to feed livestock for agriculture. production of meat and milk mainly. If you want sources and information, you can search for it on the Internet, there are many reliable pages where you can corroborate the information and even find out many other things.
Whenever you modify the DNA chain, which by nature is a certain way, you are obviously altering life, and of course everything you alter has a consequence. We cannot believe that all this playing with God has good results.
It has already been seen: malformations in newborns where the mother was exposed to the consumption of these barbarities.