Personally, I do not like the idea of genetically modified foods. However, that is me looking at it from an environmental perspective, not an economic one. However, I think that sustainable development in different countries should remain just that- sustainable. I think that GM plant production could have long-term costs though it may look good to some now, economically speaking. However, if you are vegetarian I would suggest you be very cautious to avoid GM foods, as they often put genes of different in animals in DNA of plants to help them grow more efficiently. I'm not vegetarian anymore, but that's kinda weird.
Prince Charles is acutally vehemently against GM food
There is a very two-sided debate at hand here
BBC Quick Guide to GM Food
Read up on it and make up your own mind. What do you think of it? Do you think it will really help feed the hungry or mess up the environment?
On a very related note, there has been a recent television campaign to bring modified food back into peoples' good graces. With the marketing of the organic food movement, I guess those big companies invested in GM are losing a lot of dough.
There is this pro-high fructose corn syrup commercial, where this guy picnicing with his girlfriend refuses to eat a popsicle because of its high fructose corn syrup and the girl asks him what wrong it could do to him, and he can't answer. She then continues to say that its "just corn" and good for you in moderation and then this website comes up:
www.sweetsurprise.com
The website states that high fructose is the equal of every other sweetener, affirms its safety and talks of its "numerous benefits" which is mainly food preservation.
Anyways, I got a kick that they did not blatantly lie and say that it is healthy for you, but just that its as good as every other sweetener, and oh yeah, it won't kill you.
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