ASAAD AHMED 7DD Picture Title (Picture) Name, Grade & Form font size: 14 Font: Franklin gothic book picture

TABLE OF CONTENT Introduction Advantages Disadvantages Public opinions My opinion References ASAAD AHMED 7DD Title size: 28 font Franklin Gothic Medium Text size 16 bold Franklin Gothic Book Name grade and form Franklin Gothic Book size 18

INTRODUCTION GM foods genetically modified foods are foods that have a change in their DNA or genes by scientists by genetic engineering. It first started in 1996 and at that time it was corn, rice, soybeans & cotton seed oil in 2010 animal genetically modified products were made but in some countries its not legal to sell GM animals ASAAD AHMED 7DD Title font size: 28 font: Franklin Gothic Medium Text: size 16 bold font Franklin Gothic Book Picture Name grade and form size 18 font Franklin Gothic Book

Advantages Some of the advantages of genetically modified foods are More nutritious and better flavoured Weed, pest and disease resistant More eco-friendly They stay ripe longer Asaad Ahmed 7DD Name grade and form size 12 font Arial (body) PicturePicture Text font size 24 font Ariel (body) Title font size 40 font: Arial (headings)

Disadvantages Some disadvantages are Gm foods can breed with other plants creating weeds When gone into the human gut it can turn into bacteria Spreads what's called “super weeds” and “super pests” Possible to damage the environment More expensive than ordinary crops Asaad Ahmed 7DD Title font Ariel (headings) size 40 Text size: 24 font: Arial (body) PicturePicture Name grade and form size 12 and font Arial (body)

Public Opinions When it was asked to vote if gm foods will be benefited to people in the feature and 65% voted yes and 21% no. Farmers are against GM crops because everyone's buying those and they’re losing their businesses. The owners of organic food companies aren’t for gm foods so they got together and trashed a GM crops field in the UK. Some people say its better tasting and stay ripe longer Asaad Ahmed 7DD Name grade and form size 12 font Ariel (body) Title size 40 font Ariel (headings) Text size 24 font Ariel (body) PicturePicture

Asaad Ahmed 7DD I think gm crops can be good because I’ve been told that its being used to help feed countries that have been affected by disasters. when crops are made they could rot while being transported how ever gm crops stay ripe for a longer period of time Title font Trebuchet MS (headings) size 46 bold Name grand and form Trebuchet MS (Body) Text size: 22 font Trebuchet MS (body)

Asaad Ahmed 7DD * ed_food date accessed: 9/12/11 date modified:9/12/11 paragraph 1 & 2 * 6.HTM date accessed 9/12/11 Date modified. Whole thing * alth/Food%20Safety/Genetically.aspx Date accessed : 10/12/11 Date modified: 2011 Disadvantages of GM crops Title size 46 font Trebuchet MS (headings) Text font Trebuchet MS (body) size 28 Name grand form size 11 font Trebuchet MS (body)

Asaad Ahmed 7DD * gmoreport.com/articles/millenium/disadvantagesg mfoodhealth.php Date accessed:10/12/11 Date modified: August 2002 first and last paragraph * advantages-and-disadvantages Date accessed: 11/12/11 Date modified: 2011 bullet points * n-living/public-opinion-stopped-gm-says- campaigner html Date accessed:12/12/11 Date modified paragraph 5&6 Title size 46 font Trebuchet MS (headings) Text font Trebuchet MS (body) size 28 Name grand form size 11 font Trebuchet MS (body)