Task Two

Genetically engineered foods should be labeled. 
  As we have said earlier, consumers have a right to know exactly what is in their food.
What should be listed on this label?
  GE producers should be required to list ALL transgenic ingredients that the product contains and ALL ingredients obtained from other transgenic organisms, followed by the exact amount of each component.  The labeling should also list if the product contains any GE materials that commonly cause allergies (modified peanuts, cereals, coconuts...)  After further research, if any harmful qualities are detected in GE products, every damaging side effect should be labeled clearly, along with the rest of the ingredients.
  Also, we think that there should be a code of hazard symbols created so GE products are easily recognizable.
Are genetically engineered foods a hazard to the environment?
  No harmful effects have been detected. Genetically modified foods are unpredictable. 
Still, environmentalists have discussed many possible consequences.
* The crops which have been modified to repel weeds could mutate and create even stronger weeds. The same could happen with crops that have been modified to repel insects. These "super weeds" or "super bugs" would be twice as hard to control as the originals.
* The modified pesticides could leave toxic residue in the soils.
* Wind, rain, birds, bees, could carry genetically modified pollen to non GE farmer's fields.
* The genetically modified plants could be poisonous to harmless insects and animals.
* Gene splicing could result in unanticipated and disastrous creations of new viruses and bacterias.
* The genetically modified species could overpower and potentially destroy the original organic species.
Should they only be allowed under strict government regulation?
 We think that it would be best if GE products were strictly managed under only government control. Since GE products are essentially "alive" (they reproduce, migrate, mutate...ect.) they cannot be recalled back to the laboratory once they are introduced to the world.
  If the government decides to only use GE product when absolutely needed (hunger famine, natural disasters) then maybe, the potential dangerous effects could be minimized.