- When the plants cross pollinate the substance could contaminate other plants and foods.
- The pollinators who feed off of the plants will be consuming these contaminating plants.
- Insects such as mosquitoes will become resistant to the pesticides the GM plants produce on their own.
- People who are allergic to certain substances which could have been used in these GM foods don't know what they are eating if the labeling does not show all of the pesticides used in their plants.
- The businesses that have been genetically altered the seeds that farmers have to buy at higher prices because of the work that has been done to them. In turn the food that has been grown form the seeds are sold to the consumers at a higher price in order to make profit.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Argument Points
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This is a nice summary of debate points. I feel that you should maybe use some more examples and cite some more sources, because what I was left with felt unfinished. It needs some more facts that support your argument, not just hypothetical situations.
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