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There are many hazards now that are do to GM (Genetically Modified foods). Some of the hazards are that there is an uninteded harm to other organisms. Last year scientists published in __Nature__ showing that pollen from B.t. corn caused high death rates in monarch butterfly catterpillars.click [|here] for more info.
 * Hazard to Organisms**

The risks are not hypothetical. Any unbiased scientist familiar with the technology will admit that genetic engineering can give rise to unanticipated allergens and toxins. Already we have seen this scenario in action. In 1989, a dietary supplement, L-tryptophan, caused 37 U.S. deaths and 1,511 nonfatal cases of a disease called eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome (EMS). The Centers for Disease Control linked these cases to tryptophan manufactured using genetically engineered bacteria. A study published in Science in 1990 confirmed that the tryptophan was contaminated with a toxic "novel amino acid" not present in tryptophan produced by other methods. GM herbicide tolerant crops have not acctually increased productivity and make the farmers spend more money. More money on the seeds because these seeds cost more than normal seeds and on the chemicals because the farmer have to put them on several times instead of once. Also, more chemicals on the plants mean more chemicals in your body and that is not good for you. Problems with weeds are occuring that haven't ocured before. GM contamination have affected farmers who don't use GM products because their seeds are becoming contaminated with it. This is bad for organic farmers because they can't sell these kind of crops. Contamination also creates lawsuits from the biotechnolgy companies against the farmers whose crops got contaminated. An example of a case is when a farmer was sued by Monsanto. All these things are making the farmers lose a lot of money. Click [|here] for the source.
 * Human deaths**
 * Farming**

People fear that pests will become ressitant to the herbicide but it has already occured in China and Australia and that was with the crops with Bt. The ressistance has also been acknowledged by the companies. [|Here.]
 * Pest Ressistance**

Labeling should be mandatory because there are people who want to know what they're eating and don't want to eat GM food so they should know if they are eating it.