Hazards of GMOs foods on Human Beings, Environment and Natural Ayurveda Herbal Medicine in India

 

Gentically modified organisms (GMOs) can be defined as organisms (i.e. plants, animals or microorganisms) in which the genetic material (DNA) has been altered in a way that does not occur naturally by mating and/or natural recombination.

IT DECREASES THE POTENCY OF HERBAL MEDICINE AND MAY CAUSE TOXIC EFFECTS

Unexpected effects and health risks posed by genetic engineering?

1. Toxicity

2. Allergic Reactions

3. Antibiotic Resistance

4. Immuno-suppression

5. Cancer

6. Loss of Nutrition

India is out of the top five countries producing the most GM foods in terms of crop area after the United States (US), Brazil, Argentina & Canada. According to a 2018 study released by the Centre for Science & Environment (CSE), 21 out of 65 food samples tested from Delhi, Gujarat and Punjab were found GM positive. Out of those 21 GM foods, 16 were imported food items from Canada, Thailand, Netherland, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the US. Based on the findings, here are some GM foods that have secretly become part of our diet.

GMO OUTCOME

India is out of the top five countries producing the most GM foods in terms of crop area after the United States (US), Brazil, Argentina & Canada. According to a 2018 study released by the Centre for Science & Environment (CSE), 21 out of 65 food samples tested from Delhi, Gujarat and Punjab were found GM positive. Out of those 21 GM foods, 16 were imported food items from Canada, Thailand, Netherland, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the US. Based on the findings, here are some GM foods that have secretly become part of our diet.

Oils

9 out of 16 samples tested for oil both imported and domestically produced were found to contain traces of genetic modification. This included 4 out of 7 imported canola oil (made from rapeseed) from Canada and UAE and all 5 of cottonseed oil from India. The labels of these oils did not mention the GM ingredients, flouting the norms. Sole sample of crude cottonseed oil from India also tested GM positive. If you have been consuming imported Canola oil or cottonseed oil, there is a strong chance that you are already consuming GM foods.

Packaged Foods

Approximately 50% of imported foods that contained breakfast cereals, popcorns, croutons, corn puffs, corn snacks, corn syrup, soy tofu and sweet corn tested GM positive. However, no packaged foods manufactured in India were found to contain GM traces. Two food items that covered this category entirely were soy and corn. No GM warning was furnished on the product labels. If you like to shop soy or corn-based packaged foods imported from the aforementioned countries, chances are that GM foods have been a part of your diet.

Crops

Genetically modified crops like BT Brinjal, GM-Mustard and Protato (protein-rich potato) are also produced in India. However, the initiative to release BT brinjal to the common public was blocked in 2010. Genetically modified wheat is  that has been genetically modified by the direct manipulation of its genome  using  biotechnology As of 2020, no GM wheat is grown commercially, although many field tests have been conducted, with one wheat variety, Bioceres HB4, obtaining regulatory approval from the Argentinian government.

GM Mustard has not received permission from the authorities yet and the approval is in the pipelines. If allowed, GM foods will quickly and quietly become part of our daily diet just like genetically modified tomatoes.

Non-food applications for GM plants

There are also a number of uses for plants outside of the food industry, for example in the timber, paper and chemical sectors and increasingly for biofuels. In all cases, non-GM and GM approaches are both being developed. Of significance to the medical field is the use of GM plants for production of recombinant pharmaceuticals. Molecular farming to produce GM plant-derived pharmaceutical proteins (PDPs) is currently being studied by academic and industrial groups across the world. The first full-size native human recombinant PDP, human serum albumin, was demonstrated in 1990, and since then antibodies, blood products, hormones and vaccines have all been expressed in plants.  Protein pharmaceuticals can be harvested and purified from GM plants, or alternatively, plant tissue in a processed form expressing a pharmaceutical could potentially be consumed as an ‘edible vaccine’. As the molecular farming industry is still in its infancy, only one product has been approved for use so far – recombinant human intrinsic factor for use in vitamin B12 deficiency (http://www.cobento.dk). However, a number of molecular farming candidates are in clinical trials, including hepatitis B vaccine produced in potatoes and lettuce,vaccines for heat labile toxin produced by E. coli and Norwalk virus,human pro-insulin  and several monoclonal antibodies.

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Provisions in india

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) released an advisory order on 21 August 2020.

This order sets out requirements that a series of imported food products have to be accompanied by a declaration that the product imported is non-GM.

The list of products is extensive, including fruits, grains, vegetables and oilseeds. The main crops of concern are canola, maize, soybean and wheat. It does not confirm whether this includes the product of these commodities such as the oil or meal

Under the Environment Protection Act, 1986, growing GM crops that are not approved by the government can lead to a five-years jail term and a hefty ₹1 lakh fine. 

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