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Help!! i need reasons why genetically engineered foods are bad!!?

I know they are bad because the foods arent natural anymore, but i need some specific examples i can write about in an essay!!!! please give me anything u have or even some reliable sources i can use to look the topic up!! thanks for anyones' help!


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:

They're afraid that the RNA that was used to deliver the altered DNA to the cells of the "new" plant will somehow break loose and start doing weird things inside of our bodies when we ingest them.

Here's what the U.S. government has to say:

http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2003/60...

And here are a few rebuttals:

http://www.gefoodalert.org/library/listc...
http://home.intekom.com/tm_info/rw70417....
http://www.xtywebworks.ns.ca/don't%20eat...