or the consumers who eat them (POLYSYNDETON) By U.S. Organic Farmers Worried About Seed Contamination”). The Obama Administration has made attempts to improve the labeling of GMOs by requiring cereal companies to label their boxes with either a GMO label or a Non-GMO label. The growing popularity of GMOs in the media attracted the attention of my family. A recent interest in nutrition and proper eating forced us to take a look at what we put into our bodies. The outrage of the general public towards GMOs compelled me to view GMOs as precipitates of mutation; my mind warping them into a monstrous and unnatural product of bad science. My family’s careful attention to the food we purchase allows us to have a better understanding of the steps we need to take to improve the quality of the food we consume. When I evolved into a consumer who cares about what my next meal went through to get onto my plate, my desire to know the truth behind GMOs grew until I could not bear not knowing (ANECDOTE). Due to the impact of GMOs and GM foods on the environment, livestock, and public health, GMOs and GM foods should be thoroughly and clearly labeled so that consumers not only know what they are buying but also what processes their food has gone through. Literature Review The stigma surrounding GMOs synthesizes a fear that the food’s genetic modification has caused a mutation resulting in the food losing any and all health benefits. Because of this stigma that surrounds GMOs, a controversy emerged between academics, the public, and major corporations. Academics believe that may “labeling evoke beliefs about the product on which it is placed” whereas many people among the public believe that they have the right to know what their groceries contain (Ellen). Major
or the consumers who eat them (POLYSYNDETON) By U.S. Organic Farmers Worried About Seed Contamination”). The Obama Administration has made attempts to improve the labeling of GMOs by requiring cereal companies to label their boxes with either a GMO label or a Non-GMO label. The growing popularity of GMOs in the media attracted the attention of my family. A recent interest in nutrition and proper eating forced us to take a look at what we put into our bodies. The outrage of the general public towards GMOs compelled me to view GMOs as precipitates of mutation; my mind warping them into a monstrous and unnatural product of bad science. My family’s careful attention to the food we purchase allows us to have a better understanding of the steps we need to take to improve the quality of the food we consume. When I evolved into a consumer who cares about what my next meal went through to get onto my plate, my desire to know the truth behind GMOs grew until I could not bear not knowing (ANECDOTE). Due to the impact of GMOs and GM foods on the environment, livestock, and public health, GMOs and GM foods should be thoroughly and clearly labeled so that consumers not only know what they are buying but also what processes their food has gone through. Literature Review The stigma surrounding GMOs synthesizes a fear that the food’s genetic modification has caused a mutation resulting in the food losing any and all health benefits. Because of this stigma that surrounds GMOs, a controversy emerged between academics, the public, and major corporations. Academics believe that “labeling may evoke beliefs about the product on which it is placed” whereas many people among the public believe that they have the right to know what their groceries contain (Ellen). Major
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