Farmers will be forced to purchase new seeds from Monsanto every year instead of the time-honored seed saving. We're losing control of the food system. Imagine if Monsanto achieves their goal of having other Nations grow their staple foods with these Terminator seeds that must be purchased year after year. Corporations will truly control the world. As with any new scientific procedure, there is great uncertainty and concern for dangerous consequences in our environment and our food chain with genetically engineered food.
Genetic engineering creates new allergens in food.
There will be an elevated use of chemicals on crops, like Roundup, and an increase in the development of herbicide-resistant weeds. There could also be unpredictable mutations of the genetic code in a new bioengineered organism causing new diseases or weaknesses. Like pesticides, genetically engineered organisms don't stay put. This could seriously impact organic grower's ability to maintain their organic certification standards. And what's really scary-now that they've been released into the environment, genetic mistakes can never be contained or recalled.