SAY NO TO GM FOODS!

AGENDA

• Environmental hazards
• Economic Concerns
• Human Health Risks
• Impact on F&B industry

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS

• Harming of other organisms (University of Minesota, 2011)
• Increased use of pesticides necessary (USDA, 2008)
• Biological pollution (The European Journal of Agronomy, 2009)

ECONOMIC CONCERNS

• High cost of "super seeds" (GMO-Awareness.com, 2014)
• Lawsuits force NON-GMO farmers out of business (Monsanto, 2011)
• Consumer riot (Smith, 2007)

HUMAN HEALTH RISKS

• Pesticides (Journal of Applied Toxicology, 2012)
• Influence on human cell function (Cell Research, 2012)
• Increase in food allergies, type 2 diabetes & autism (suggested, not proven yet)

IMPACT ON F&B INDUSTRY

• Consumer push for organic ingredients
• Labelling
• Aiding innovations like non-browning apples

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