GENETICALLY MODIFIED

FOODS
Present by:
ROSHALIA BINTI ABD GHANI
2011790583
NOOR AINI BINTI KASIM

 Genetically modified (GM) foods

are foods derived from
genetically modified organisms.
Alter the genetic makeup of
animals/plants

GM FOODS IN THE WORLD

Cotton
Rice
Soy bean
Sugar cane
Tomatoes
Sweet corn
Canola
Potato
Papaya
Sugar beet

GENETICALLY MODIFIED
FOODS: HELTHFUL

Crops
1. Increase taste, quality, nutrients
Valuable nutrients
User acceptable
Increase preference

carotene

2.Increace yield
More money
Farmer accepted
Non GM Crops

GM Crops

YIELD INCREASE

Conventional Seeds

Genetically Modified Seeds

Low yield

High yield

3.Resistant to disease, pest, herbicide

High yield
high quality

4. Stress tolerance
Drought resistant crops.
salt-tolerant crops.
Frost resistant crops.
Flood resistant crops.
Development of crops that make more
efficient use of nitrogen and other
nutrients.

5. New products / growing techniques

ENVIRONMENT
1. Reduced use pesticides and herbicides in
farming
Pest resistant crops
Money save
Low cost farming
Bacillus thuringiensis crystals

GM
seeds

Non GM
Seeds

2 Herbicide resistant crops

Can apply herbicide without any
disturbance.
Time consuming
Herbicide resistant
Labor consuming
Less cultural practices biotypes
Genes

Non resistant crops

resistant crops

2. Conservation-soil, water, energy

Round-up
tolerant soybean

Weeds control by
Round-up

No tillage / Plowing / Harrowing

No soil erosion

Save water

 Tolerent / resistance
crops (Pests, Diseases,
Drought, Frost, Flood)

More
food

Increased nutrition

Edible vaccines

Cheaper
food
Reduced
risk
Reducing world hunger
and improving world
health

GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS:

HARMFUL

1. Human health impact

Allergens (peanuts)
transfer of antibiotic resistance markers
unknown effects
New genes + Antibiotic markers

Conventional crops

GM crops
Consume

Antibiotic in body

Problems arise when using

antibiotics

2. Environmental impacts
Loss of bio diversity

Bt corn kill
monarch larvae

Genetic transfer to Non target

species
Super weeds

Herbicide resistance improved crop

Weeds related to crop(Same Spp)

Pollination

Resistance gene transfer to weeds

Super weeds

Cant destroy using weedicide

 Super pest

Resistant genes

Develop resistance

Resistant pest

Non resistant pest

 Reduced competition
Suicide seeds
High seed cost

 we must proceed with concern to

avoid causing unintended harm to
human health and the environment
as a result of our enthusiasm for this
powerful technology.

Thanks all of you

REFERENCES
http://en.wekepidia.com
http://www.ornl.gov
http://www.brighthub.com
http://www.csa.com
http://www.actionbioscience.org
http://www.geneticallymodifiedfoods.co.uk
Genetically engineered crops, (2007), HFAPP,
New York