Jury out on genetically modified food, as new evidence emerges
They know that without progress of this kind, life would still be in the dark ages.
But as far as they are concerned, the jury is still out on Genetically Modified foods. They are undecided, because the ‘unknown’ factors outweigh any certain advantages.
Concerns expressed by the European Commission have added weight to arguments against GM foods.
The EU is unhappy with the quality of information available on the long term health effects of GM, and EU Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas has slapped the hand of the EU’s Food Safety Agency, claiming that they had considered only the short term impacts of GM foods, and not the long term consequences.
He also said assessment of GM foods has been over-dependent on information supplied by the GM industry itself. Meanwhile, GM foods, such as maize, are widely used and making their way into Irish homes, albeit in small quantities.
There is already acceptance of the GM technology by every customer who makes a purchase of such a food, and our main Irish farming organisations are unclear about the appropriate way to go.
But Irish consumers are showing an increasing preference for organic, and organic and GM do not go well together.
