What is GMO?
Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) means organisms that have altered DNA’s with modern biotechnological methods.
Yes, we see how bad GMO is and how we should avoid it. But because of the need for fast production companies tend to use GMO products widely. Products like chocolate, coke, fizzy drinks, cereals, instant soups, ketchup, mayonnaise, salami, yoghurts, snacks and most of packaged products are made from geneticallt modified organisms that threaten our health.
Where is GMO used?
- Crops like corn, cotton and patatoes,
- Oils of crops like sunflower, soy and peanuts,
- Fruits like strawberry and tomatoes of which shelf life has been extended so they don’t go bad
- Cows that have transgenes that boost growth,
- Hens that produce low collesterol eggs
- Some fish that are transgened to be more durable to cold circumstances
- Bread that have enzymes and food additives to produce aminoacids
What are the harms of GMO?
- They can cause deathly allergic reactions.
- Food with GMO’s make animals gain resistance towards antibiotics.
- Depilatories used in the GMO farms cause toxicity to mammals.
- They mess up the hormonal balance in the human body.
- The GMO’s used can travel with the wind, causing scarcity in bio-diversity.
- GMO’s that release poison cause creatures like butterflies to get extinct.
- Because GMO’s are mainly used in crops, they release most of their toxins to the soil. This causes long-term problems for the environment.
As you can see, the harmful effects of GMO’s are non to belittle. As OttoNut, we deeply care for our environment and our health, therefore pay extra caution to every step on our journey to serve you. You care for the environment and your health? Don’t worry, as OttoNut we’re taking care of it!
