GM foods have been commercialized in the US to such an extent it is difficult to find a processed food product there which does not contain one or more of GM food constituents. On the other hand Europeans are more cautious in embracing GM foods. Countries like China, India and Brazil are increasingly adopting GM crop technology, probably because of the imperatives of increasing the production to meet the needs of their growing population. Though this is an intensely controversial subject on which scientific community is divided, lack of transparency by the seed technology giants who had invested heavily in GM technology compounds the problem further.
In the US itself there are fierce opponents to GM technology, their simple argument being that the technology has not been adequately tested for its safety to humans in the long run."In March 2001, the Center for Disease Control reported that food is responsible for twice the number of illnesses in the U.S. compared to estimates just seven years earlier. This increase roughly corresponds to the period when Americans have been eating GM food".
The critical observation above is fraught with grave implications for future generations and there must be global cooperation amongst governments to clear the safety aspects as early as possible without further delay. World cannot be divided based on GM crop eating countries and natural food consuming nations!
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