Contreversial Issues of GM Foods #3 - Food Safety

The non GM foods that contain allergens, pesticide residues and microbiological contaminants used for the extraction of their genes to create GM food can eventually lead to contaminated GM product. There is also the development of resistance to antibiotics. If any of the genes encoded for antibiotic resistance enters the food chain and is eaten by consumers, there is a chance that this can affect the gut micro flora and would adversely affect the efficacy of antibiotics administered orally.

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