Integrating ethical discourse into GM food production

Journal or Publishing Institution: Asian Journal of Business and Management Sciences

Study: https://web.archive.org/web/20180815193919/http://www.ajbms.org/articlepdf/6ajbms2014030427110.pdf

Author(s): Nicolaides, A.

Article Type: Journal Publication

Record ID: 1726

Abstract: Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and genetically modified foods (GM foods) are continually in the public eye. Genetically modified organisms (GMOs), may be defined as those in which genetic material has been altered so as to make the organisms unnatural. When genes from different organisms are combined in a process called recombinant DNA technology, new organisms result which we call “genetically modified” or “genetically engineered”. GM plants are produced which are used to grow GM food crops. While there may well be many perceived advantages to the production of such foods, there are also major issues of concern for human health and for the environment in general, related directly to GM foods and their manufacture. GMOs provide us with problems which are yet to be entirely understood by innocent consumers. This paper attempts to highlight some of the controversial issues relating to the production of GM foods and to the ethicality of GM food production in general, given that nature is been tampered with by the mixing of genes amongst diverse species, and is intended as a contribution to the ongoing debate on GMOs.

Keywords: Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), Genetically Modified Foods (GM Foods), GM Plants, Transgenic Crops, Genetically Modified Crops, Herbicide, Insecticide, Incesticide-Resistant, Corn, Soybeans, Canola, GM Pollen, GM Technology

Citation: Nicolaides, A. Integrating ethical discourse into GM food production. Asian Journal of Business and Management Sciences, 3(4), pp. 84-95. ISSN: 2047-2528.