Reflection on biotech food debate.

The biotech food debate is one that has caused trouble between activists and scientists. The biotech foods are tested by scientists to make sure that they are safe to eat and that they provide the same amount of nutrients as the original food. The debate is about whether or not the foods should have labels stating that they are in fact genetically enhanced. 

Although I can see why many activists would want to know that the foods they are buying are in fact genetically enhanced, I think that if there is no difference between the genetically enhanced foods and the normal foods then they should not have to be labeled as a biotech food. If the label would simply state how the food was developed I see no reason for the common consumer to have to know that it was a biotech food. These genetically enhanced foods apparently hold the same amount of nutrients and are proven to be just as safe as the food that farmers grow. Because of this, I do not think that they need to be labeled. As the essay on page 41 states, "There hasn't been a single documented case of an illness caused by biotech foods." Because of this there is no need for a label. The essay does tell us that some of the nutrition levels are different than there conventional counterpart, if this is the case I think that that specific food should use a label.