Around half of cotton crop, an edible cottonseed oil, is also genetically engineered. ... Chemicals can be put into the fruits and vegetables for preservation, chemicals can be put into the feed for mammals that humans consume such as chickens and cows. ... The chemicals used in GM foods can cause flu-like symptoms. ... The chemicals that are used for genetic modification in the United State differ from chemicals used in Canada, Argentina, and Australia; affecting the genes differently. ... Like the research in the text above said we unknowingly always eat genetically engineered goods. ...

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It is a healthier and safer option than the use of chemicals going into your body. For example, members of the Northern Canola Growers Association express, "GM foods such as BT corn can help eliminate the application of chemical pesticides.... "TT" is when the companies genetically engineer plants to "Produce a sterile seed after a single growing season" (Kimbrell 2003) ensuring that farmers cannot save their seed, having to buy their seed every year. ... Smith, world's bestseller on the topic of GMO foods – "Seeds of Deception: Exposing Industry and Government Lies about ...

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Since GM foods are not labeled, a person could suffer a potentially fatal allergic reaction. " For example, genetically modified tomatoes are more likely to cause an allergic response than naturally grown tomatoes because they are engineered with external genes. ... Valeria Jefferson, an author in the Journal Of Environmental Health, addresses this belief by stating, " The question becomes whether the damage that has been perpetuated upon the environment through the use of pesticides and harmful chemicals causes more damage to the environment than the narrowing of the germ plasma through the d...

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