GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD / GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOOD
WHAT IS IT?
FOOD THAT HAS THEIR DNA ALTERED
IS IT GOOD?
- FOOD HAS LONGER SHELF LIFE (tahan lebih lama)
- DISEASE AND HERBICIDE RESITANT (kalis penyakit dan racun)
- BETTER NUTRITIONAL CONTENT (khasiat lebih baik)
- BETTER PHYSICAL CONDITION (rupa fizikal lebih baik)
- REDUCED USE OF CHEMICALS (kurang penggunaan bahan kimia)
IS IT BAD?
- MAY CAUSE ALLERGY (boleh menyebabkan alergik)
- WEED ALSO BECOME HERBICIDE RESISTANT (rumput juga tak mati bile diracun)
- SOME COMPANIES MAY MONOPOLIZED WORLD FOOD (ada syarikat yang akan monopoli pasaran makanan dunia)
- NEW TECHNOLOGY, SO THE LONG TERM EFFECTS ARE UNKNOWN
- UNNATURAL WAY TO PRODUCE FOOD > RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL ISSUES
EXAMPLE
- TOMATO (LONGER SHELF LIFE)
- TOBACCO (VIRUS RESISTANT)
- GOLDEN RICE (INCREASED NUTRIENT)
