The alteration of food through genetic techniques is very widespread in the food industry.
The same thing that I think of corporations, which are a proliferating element in our contemporary society and their highly publicized benefits, although they may be true, must be thoroughly analyzed and confronted by actors who regulate their actions.
In the voracity that the market imposes there is no room for measure or prevention. Therefore, on the other side of the market, it is vital that we find ourselves in a 1st order conscience consumer citizens highly trained in aspects as diverse as the legislation, the tax burden, and the environmental impact of the use of transgenics, of the practices associated with them (method of sowing, necessary human resources, fertilization, pest control, harvest, commercialization, patents, environmental impact, etc.).
Only in this way can these primary members of society, (we) be able to delegate responsibility to a state, to specialists, to control entities, the media, etc. However, that delegation must be conditional on compliance with the obligation mentioned above, otherwise, we must be the citizens who promote the balance again and build updated versions (and transgenic if humor is allowed) of the state, science, and legislation, to guarantee the quality of life of all living beings and the preservation and harmony of the natural environment.
There is no good sense in opposing GMOs because doing so is like opposing fiberglass, saturated colors, or the RSS protocol. It is tempting to reduce and embrace the nostalgia for an uninformed society where these phenomena seemed not to exist; but they existed, exist, and will have to exist.
After so many years of human existence, the abusive luxury of acting like capricious children that we have to limit to corporations and their thirst, neither can we as citizens and people afford it. Good sense is to recognize ourselves in a scenario where we are co-responsible for making millions of decisions that define a trajectory and build the identity of a transgenic, of a corporation, of our society and, after all, of the human race. One trajectory and one identity among possible millions.
“Organic food” is a business that moves millions under several completely false premises, for example, “They are natural” lies. Foods that are grown and exist as such can naturally be counted on the fingers of one hand and sometimes you have fingers to spare. Practically all the cereals, vegetables, fruits, legumes, and tubers that we consume are artificially created varieties by many methods such as crosses (between varieties that have never had geographic contact), selection, and even exposure to mutagens and subsequent selection. Wild tomatoes are poisonous, watermelon or wild banana has so many seeds that it is almost inedible, wild corn or wheat has hardly any seed, carrots are not naturally orange, seedless fruit does not exist in nature, and much more. “They feed more” lie. The nutritional content depends on the growth of the plant, not on whether it has a seal or not. The”They are ecological” Lie. They need more surface for the same performance and more surface means less virgin terrain. Some of the fertilizers and chemicals that can be used “because they are traditional” are extremely toxic to aquifers. The”They are healthier” Lie. Your body is interested in proteins, minerals, vitamins … it cares little where they come from. Along with so many more lies that aim to make you belie very transgenic foods are a good idea.