Earth Fare's stance on GMOs: We believe GMO labeling should be mandatory.
For thousands and thousands of years, farmers have used selective and cross breeding of plants and animals to create a diversity of crops and improve the quality of food.
In the late 20th century, some farmers chose to replace this natural process with genetic modification (GM). GM takes natural selection out of the hands of nature and puts it in the hands of a few scientists. Scientists now have the power to change a plant or an animal's DNA at the molecular level. Why would they want to do this? The simple answer is productivity. GM has been used to make plants resistant to insects or herbicides, extend the shelf life of a tomato and even to increase the amount of milk produced by dairy cows. |
 
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Why Is Genetic Modification Bad?
In 30 countries around the world, including Australia, Japan and all of the countries in the European Union, there are significant restrictions or outright bans on the production of GMOs. However, the U.S. approved commercial production of GMOs based on studies conducted by the companies who created them and made profit from their sale.
Studies have shown increased allergic reactions in humans to GM soy. Farmers have reported animal death and sterility when animals consumed GM corn, soy and cotton. Cows that are given synthetic growth hormones can experience higher incidences of sterility and cyst development in their udders and have a shorter lifespan. There are also environmental problems, including unintentional destruction of livestock, destruction of friendly insect pollinators and the creation of herbicide resistant weeds.