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Genetically
Modified Food 
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Issue:
Do
you know what you are eating and how it will effect you?
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We buy food to eat on the assumption that responsible parties have ensured that it is healthy and good for us. We also expect that it will be packaged and labeled to tell us what we are eating and how it was made.
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MYTH:
Genetically modified foods have been and are clearly labelled
FACT:
Genetically modified foods have been around
since the 1980's and currently only 80% are labeled.
MYTH:
Scientists have accurately tested the long-term
effects of these foods.
FACT:
Biotech companies have used gene technology
to increase their economic gain and to meet market demands, with minimal testing
and regard for the consequences.
MYTH:
Globalisation will end world hunger.
FACT:
The globalisation of the food system is destroying
the diversity of local food cultures and economies, leaving millions of people
landless homeless, cashless and unable to feed themselves.
