Well, Realist, for a lot of us its not eating the food thats the problem, I hav unfortunatrely done so and am not scared im about to turn into a green monster. Its the genetically modified hybrids which have been proved to spread beyond the bounds of the field they are grown in that are the problem.

These are untested, non native genetic variants, which could have devistating effects on the countryside. The benefits of a small percentage in growth in yield (disputed in many cases) does not outwiegh the risk of an infestation of pesticide resistant weeds.

This is the reality Realist, profit over any saftey concerns.

You're entitled to not have an opinion either way on GM Food. You're entitled to want safe cheap food without having to think about what has been done to it. You're entitled to not think about the ethics and consequences of Genetic engineering. SO IS EVERYBODY.

It's for this very reason that those who DO have an opinion on GM Food, who DO understand the science of Genetic Engineering and DO have legitimate concerns about it's use want to make sure that it doesn't creep into widespread use without evidence either way on the consequences!

Discussions, Campaigns, Demonstrations are taking place NOW so that you can safely be without an opinion.

However, I believe you are misguided in your attitude that GM will result in cheaper food for the consumer. GM will NOT provide more food, better food or cheaper food and will certainly not provide solutions to world hunger. It is purely a source of profit for the patent holding corporations.

For example, many GM crops include terminator genes so that they don't re-seed themselves. This means that rather than collecting seeds from each harvest the farmer has to buy new seeds from the company for each season of growth.

Some GM crops are designed to increase use of herbicides, e.g. 'Round up ready' - designed to survive spraying with greater quantities of Monsanto's 'round up' herbicide. This simply encourages farmers to spend more on Monsanto's chemical product than they would have before. In other words, monsanto's GM product has been developed to boost sales of it's other products. Increased use of herbicides will of course in themselves have detrimental effects on the environment. There are many similar examples.

There is much concern about the effects of GM material on human health, the environment, world economies, etc. There is much evidence to indicate cause for concern and NO evidence that it would be positive. GM has already been released into the environment. There is an abundance of evidence that cross polination and also gene transfer via bacteria is already taking place. There are fears that it may soon become impossible to source completely GM free food. Already the EU defines GM free as less than 0.9% GM Content. This is unsatisfactory. There is a high demand for GM free food sources and uncertainty about the future impact of GM. You may not have an opinion either way at the moment on GM food, but what if you do in the future? What if your children or grandchildren do? Do you have an opinion either way on whether they should be able to make that choice?