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Charles Yang Mrs. League Honors American Literature, 4th period 8 November 2014 Speech to controversy of Genetically Modified Food Genetically modified foods are foods derived from genetically modified organisms. Genetically modified organisms have had specific changes introduced into their DNA by genetic engineering, using a process of either cisgenesis or transgenesis. Genetically modified foods were first put on the market in the early 1990s. Typically, genetically modified foods are transgenic plant products: soybean, corn, canola, and cotton seed oil. Last year, the Department of Agriculture awarded the safety certificate to two kinds of transgenic rice, and this triggered a large-scale discussion. Many people opposed it and refused to eat genetically modified foods. They objected to genetically modified foods on several grounds such as: genetically modified foods have not been a success, there is no test in human being; genetically modified foods maybe change human genes in future; genetically modified foods will affect other plants around them and change other species, then more and more species will vary or disappear; genetically modified foods have the advantage in both price and output so that few companies who have transgene proprietary technology will control food market. According to a recent survey of students opinion towards genetically modified foods here in Walton High School, almost 90 percent of them believe that the genetically modified food is not safe to their health and refuse to purchase. But the funniest thing is almost 85% of them show lack of understanding how the genetically modified food possibly damage their health. People are deeply misunderstood and even have repellent psychology because of the long-time negative public opinion. People eat genetically modified foods, then the foods are absorbed like normal foods, there is no theory to support that genetically modified foods will change human being’s genes. Actually, more and more gen