Is organic food safer than genetically modified food?

Many consumers are attracted by the foods labeled “Zero Pesticide”, “Natural” and “Healthier Nutrition”, which are regarded as a clear stream on the table; they are full of doubts and even fears about GM foods. But is organic food safer than genetically modified foods?

Popular science writer and environmentalist Mark Linus told reporters that so far there have been examples of eating organic food to death, but no one has died of eating genetically modified food.

Organic food safety incidents occur from time to time

In the summer of 2011, the German E. coli outbreak swept across Europe, killing 53 people and 3500 suffering from severe renal failure. The source of infection is a pathogenic E. coli carried by organic bean sprouts produced on an organic farm in northern Germany.

In the fall of 2006, American organic spinach caused an E. coli outbreak, with hundreds of people infected and several deaths. Spinach, which carries pathogenic E. coli, is the "natural selection" produced by the largest organic food company in the United States. It is the largest and the most harmful.

In recent years, the frequent outbreaks of E. coli in the United States and Europe and the outbreak of Salmonella (the first bacteria discovered by Salmonella) have been transmitted to humans through human and animal waste, and food has been transmitted to humans. The foods that spread the epidemic include melon, papaya, strawberry, tomato, cucumber, spinach, etc., mostly organic foods, because organic foods often use animal waste.

So, is there a safety incident in genetically modified foods?

The answer is: No, there is no one.

"The consensus of international authorities on achieving GM safety is that GM foods that are marketed through safety evaluation are as safe as non-GM foods, and can be safely consumed." Lin Min, director and researcher of the Institute of Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, told the Science and Technology Daily.

From the field trial of the first GM crop in 1987 to the beginning in 1996, genetic modification has become one of the fastest growing technologies in the history of human science and technology.

Lin Min said that over 20 years of GM industrialization, more than 70% of the world's population lives in countries that have approved the cultivation or import of genetically modified organisms. There has never been a case of security incidents. Those famous "security incidents" have proved afterwards. rumor.

Chen Junshi, a researcher at the Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, said that so far, there is no evidence that GM crops that have been commercialized or have not been commercialized have been toxic and harmful, and there is no evidence to prove GM. Food or crops are harmful to human health.

Why organic food is not safe

Organic foods do “cannot use synthetic pesticides”, but it does not mean that they do not use pesticides, but it uses “organic pesticides”, including some plant and animal sources, as well as mineral-derived fungicides, pesticides, such as common Bordeaux liquid and so on. Although they are different from synthetic synthetic pesticide sources, they are also toxic and not residual. If they are not washed clean, they may also pose a safety risk.

Chen Junshi said: "Organic agriculture refers to agriculture that does not use chemical fertilizers and chemical pesticides. However, today's crops cannot be used without fertilizers. Organic fertilizers must be used. Organic fertilizers are fertilizers that have been fermented and harmlessly processed by human and animal feces. A little careless during the harmless process, harmful organisms in the feces, including parasite eggs and pathogenic bacteria, viruses may enter the crop."

In fact, even if the organic food is infected with pathogenic Escherichia coli or Salmonella, it can kill the bacteria as long as it is cooked. However, most people who advocate organic food like raw food, and think that raw food is natural enough, which gives pathogens. Take the opportunity.

“Natural can also be unsafe. Artificially, it can be safe if it is said to be a rule. This concept has been corrected in the field of food safety. Japan has specified that as long as it is a natural food additive, including spices, pigments, etc. Verification of safety has been passed. Now it has changed this rule. Natural pigments, flavors and fragrances may contain toxic ingredients, and synthetic food additives have been subjected to strict safety evaluation and experiments to ensure adequate safety. Safety, can not be easily divided by artificial synthesis and natural extraction." Lin Min said.


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