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Debate: Mandatory labeling of genetically modified foods
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- | *'''[[Argument: GMFs cause life-threatening allergies|GMFs cause life-threatening allergies]]''' [http://www.csa.com/discoveryguides/gmfood/overview.php "Genetically Modified Foods: Harmful or Helpful?"(Released April 2000)by Deborah B. Whitman]: | + | *'''[[Argument: GMFs cause life-threatening allergies|GMFs cause life-threatening allergies]]''' [http://www.csa.com/discoveryguides/gmfood/overview.php "Genetically Modified Foods: Harmful or Helpful?"(Released April 2000)by Deborah B. Whitman]:"Allergenicity -Many children in the US and Europe have developed life-threatening allergies to peanuts and other foods. There is a possibility that introducing a gene into a plant may create a new allergen or cause an allergic reaction in susceptible individuals. A proposal to incorporate a gene from Brazil nuts into soybeans was abandoned because of the fear of causing unexpected allergic reactions31. Extensive testing of GM foods may be required to avoid the possibility of harm to consumers with food allergies. Labeling of GM foods and food products will acquire new importance, which I shall discuss later." |
- | "Allergenicity -Many children in the US and Europe have developed life-threatening allergies to peanuts and other foods. There is a possibility that introducing a gene into a plant may create a new allergen or cause an allergic reaction in susceptible individuals. A proposal to incorporate a gene from Brazil nuts into soybeans was abandoned because of the fear of causing unexpected allergic reactions31. Extensive testing of GM foods may be required to avoid the possibility of harm to consumers with food allergies. Labeling of GM foods and food products will acquire new importance, which I shall discuss later." | + | |
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