Genetic engineering can be done in a variety of fields, ranging from bacteria, animals and plants for a particular purpose. But specifically for genetically modified food, a World Health Organization began highlighting.
Several recent studies show that the genetic engineering technology have demonstrated the negative side effects of this product. Genetic engineering in the field of food is recognized as a new technique in producing food. In the United States, there are approximately 165 million hectares are planted with genetically modified crops.
Center for Food Safety, headquartered in Washington DC revealed that approximately 75% of all grocery store products contain at least one genetically modified ingredients. Many people do not know that they consume products that genetically modified foods.
Many countries of the world have banned the cultivation or use of GM foods in their territory. Because recent studies show that these foods contain protein types as elements or risk to human health.
Indeed, there has been no comprehensive research report about the side effects of GM foods published. However, small-scale study recently conducted, said food product contains a genetically engineered proteins that cause allergy problems.
In addition, some scientists think that the protein and the genetic composition that is in these foods can harm the body's regulatory system. Because of the ten countries prohibit the cultivation of food by using this technique.
1. Italy
Almost in all regions and provinces in the country this pisa agreed to reject genetically modified food. The Italian government has approved a ban was enacted. But the Sar government granted the right to change the decision
2. French
French public has expressed his distrust of genetic engineering. So pemerinta France has suspended production of corn in 2009.
3. Germany
Germany is a country that also prohibits genetic engineering. In Germany have made the voting procedure diladakan by some communities. One is a church organization that has banned genetic engineering is in its territory.
4. Luxembourg
Luxembourg government also banned the production of corn and the country is on the list of the ten countries that have banned GMOs.
5. Austria
Here not only the cultivation of genetically modified crops with prohibited, sales were also banned because it is considered a negative effect on those who consume them.
6. Ireland
Since 2009, the country also has banned its citizens to cultivate genetically modified crops. here is a ban on the cultivation of almost all crops since 2009. Genetically Engineered Food products using genetic engineering are required to be labeled so that people know.
7. Switzerland
The country has completely prohibit genetic engineering in food, both plants and animals up to the corners. The ban was approved in 2005 by referendum. They decided that the ban applies to five years, but until now the ban was still in force until now.
8. New Zealand
Recently with genetically modified crops has grown in New Zealand. Local authorities have banned genetic engineering experiments were performed on salmon. However, in some regions such as Wellington adan Auckland has started a free themselves from products that dihasilan with genetic engineering.
9. Australia
In some areas, they approve of genetic engineering but since this problem spreads, the majority of this country LDI region also agree with that decision. Only in South Australia yet. In the region of Tasmania and Western Australia also prohibit commercial penamaman with genetic engineering,
The Australian government itself has also been announced that the country is free from genetic engineering.
source: thecountriesof.com
