Ethics of Food Production Term Paper

Open, View, and/or
Download this Document

Total Length: 732 words ( 2 double-spaced pages)

Total Sources: 1+

Page 1 of 2

Food

Genetically Modified Crops -- America says 'Yes' while the European Union and the Sudan says 'No!

Recently, the famine-stricken nation of the Sudan turned away an entire load of crops and seeds that could have filled the bellies of many of its hungry citizens. Why did it do so? Was it madness? No, it was because of the fact that the products in question contained genetically modified crops. "Eat GM or Starve," said the United States, according to an association designed to prevent the introduction of GM crops into the international as well as the national food supply. (OCO, 2004) Proponents of these crops, however, pointed out that the genetic modifications were to make the crops more disease resistant and hardier to the harsh climates of the Sudan.

Genetically modified crops remain one of the most controversial agricultural issues today. Despite fears regarding the safety of these so-called franken-foods, and the resistance of the European community in particular to their usage and introduction into the national food supply, as a destruction of ways of traditional methods of farming, the United States has quietly and seamlessly, some would say courageously integrated these products into our own food supply.

Stuck Writing Your "Ethics of Food Production" Term Paper?

View All Our Example Ethics of Food Production Term Paper

Have A Custom Example Essay Written

Organic foods can be more resistant to harmful bacteria, as well as more attractive and have a longer shelf life. Some see them as a solution to hunger and the difficulty of transporting fresher, healthier produce to an increasingly disease-infested, obese, and diabetic-prone world.

But even American consumer surveys indicate that the vast majority of consumers do not want GM food on their plates, even those consumers who actually eat the crops unwittingly and unknowingly. There remains a broad consensus that at the very least consumers should have the right to choose whether to eat or not GM food, whether this is scientifically valid or not. (COC 2004) Choice is an American byword when it comes to consumer behavior, for better or for ill. After all, one could contend, that one has the right to chose to consume products that are poor for one's health, why should not have consumers have equal right to turn away from products that may or may not threaten one's health through "GMO….....

Show More ⇣

     Open the full completed essay and source list


OR

     Order a one-of-a-kind custom essay on this topic


sample essay writing service

Cite This Resource:

Latest APA Format (6th edition)

Copy Reference
"Ethics Of Food Production" (2004, September 20) Retrieved May 18, 2024, from
https://www.aceyourpaper.com/essays/ethics-food-production-176141

Latest MLA Format (8th edition)

Copy Reference
"Ethics Of Food Production" 20 September 2004. Web.18 May. 2024. <
https://www.aceyourpaper.com/essays/ethics-food-production-176141>

Latest Chicago Format (16th edition)

Copy Reference
"Ethics Of Food Production", 20 September 2004, Accessed.18 May. 2024,
https://www.aceyourpaper.com/essays/ethics-food-production-176141
   

Open, View, and/or
Download this Document
order custom essay example