According to NaturalNews.com, more and more Americans are finding out about the dangers of genetically modified organism called GMOs pose to the worlds food system. Some evidence that genetically modifying foods have changed the global food supply in negative ways is the rise in food allergies.
At the very minimum, genetically modified food should be included in the requirements for labeling ingredients in food.
Many states have been stepping up and requiring this to be disclosed on the food labels. As reported by Prevention magazine, Connecticut and Maine are two states that are moving in that direction…
The reason why it is so important to require GMO labeling is because of their potential to cause ill effects in those who consume them. Besides the fact that such crops have never been adequately tested for safety, the EWG says that GM foods are increasing the amount of herbicide-resistant weeds that no longer die when they are sprayed with Monsanto’s Roundup, which the seeds were bred to resist.
As such, farmers are increasingly being forced to use more and more potent and toxic herbicides in order to compensate. Also, the widespread adoption of GM crops by American farmers has endangered organic farming due to unintended contamination of organic crops (mostly through agricultural run-off and cross-pollination, when pollen blows from a GMO farm to an organic one).
EWG “cites one estimate from the Union of Concern Scientists that the potential lost income for farmers growing organic corn may total $90 million annually, all because their crops get unknowingly contaminated by nearby GMO farmers,” Prevention reported.
So, without labeling, how do you avoid GM foods? Here are some ways you can reduce your exposure:
Should GMO Be On The Food Labels?
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