Assignment: GENETICALLY MODIFIED vs ORGANIC FOOD This assignment is probably the

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Assignment: GENETICALLY MODIFIED vs ORGANIC FOOD This assignment is probably the most important one you will do associated with this course. The information may be new to you and you may find this a little confusing. To help, I am posting a discussion that coincides with the assignment. Please participate in this to help you understand the topic. *I highly recommend that you watch the documentary, “Food, Inc” that is available in the library and on You tube. Michael Pollan is a name you should become familiar with. You may also find other documentaries about our food supply. Listed below are several possible sources. You may also use sources of your own choosing. Food, Inc. is available on You tube, Amazon, or Netflicks to rent. I recommend that you rent it from one of these places. The GCC library also has a copy. You may watch the trailer or segments of it on You tube as well. Michael Pollan has a book (The Omnivore’s Dilemma) and videos on this topic. Skip the introductions to these videos. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFpjskn3_Pc&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV6z_ANDvdY&feature=related You may also want to watch, Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food videos. PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION AS A SHORT ESSAY. Use complete sentences, not single words ( no texting language). Answer with complete thoughts and more than one sentence. May sure that you number your answers accordingly. 1. What is Genetically Modified Food? Name some foods in our industrial food supply. Include the name of at least one corporation that is controlling our food supply? What foods do they control and how is this accomplished? 2. By contrast, what is organic food? How is it different and how is it raised differently? What are some problems with organic foods? What are whole foods? 3. What is the main ingredient in most packaged food and why is it so bad for your health? 4. Why is cheap food not really cheap? 5. How does our food system depend on ignorance? 6. Give at least one example of how the practices used on industrial farms are causing environmental problems? 7. What can we do to combat this? Give specific examples of what you can do as the consumer to positively affect the foods offered to you. I expect you to tell me the best way to buy and eat quality foods in the area that you live in and tell me specifically what foods you can buy.

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1. Genetically Modified Foods are foods that are obtained from organisms that have been genetically altered using the techniques of Genetic engineering. Thus using the molecular biological techniques of genetic engineering some gene of a desired trait maybe knocked in or an undesired trait knocked out. For example a plant may be made drought resistant by knocking a gene of drought resistance in the plant.

2. Some foods in our industrial food supply are the various dairy products that are pasteurized. Supply of milk is a classical example of industrialized food supply as the milk is pasteurized; bottled and then supplied in this industrial food supply chain.

3. The name of at least one corporation that is controlling our food supply is: Dole Food Company that controls the food supply chain of the fruits and vegetables all over the world.

4. The Dole Food Company controls the supply chain of the fruits and vegetables from the very beginning of the supply chain by farming the fruits and vegetables.

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