Frequently asked questions about genetically modified foods. Gmo products What are the dangers of genetically modified products?

How to distinguish a modified product from a natural one? Traits of transgenic vegetables and fruits. Is it possible to distinguish modified fruits and vegetables from natural ones?

Since purchased products do not always contain information about the presence of transgenes in them (and even more so, reliable information), it is necessary to know for yourself at least the basic signs of the presence of GMOs in a particular product.

In countries such as the USA, Canada and Argentina, transgenic corn, beets, potatoes, soybeans, and rice are grown.

In Russia, they can be used in the production of confectionery, sweets, including chocolates, in the production of milk and sausage and meat products, baking bread, and also in baby food.

GMO, Genetically modified organism is a living organism whose genotype has been artificially changed using genetic engineering methods

It is widely known that many products may contain GM additives or be completely genetically modified. This miracle of modern science is used to qualitatively change the properties of a particular product. To do this, scientists introduce a gene from another plant or animal into the gene structure of a plant or animal. But the effect of the introduced gene has not yet been fully studied, so no one knows how beneficial or harmful products containing GM additives are for humans.

It is up to you and you alone to decide whether to eat such foods or not, and if you are committed to eating natural foods without GM additives, you need to learn to recognize such foods.

If you decide to completely abandon genetically modified products, then you just need to remember a few signs of GMOs.

Signs of GMOs in foods on your table

1. GM products do not spoil for a long time, therefore, if vegetables or fruits are ideally shaped, have been in the store for a long time and have not been changed, most likely they are GMO.

2. If the product made in America or Asian countries and contains corn, potato starch, soy flour, then it is probably GMO.

3. If the product is manufactured in European countries and is labeled "Does not contain GMOs" then most likely it is an environmentally friendly product. But in this regard, it is somehow difficult to believe the green circles on products labeled “non-GMO”.

4. If the sausage it's cheap, then most likely soy concentrate has been added to it, which may be a GM additive.

5. If you or your family allergies appeared, perhaps this is the body’s reaction to eating GM products.

GMOs cannot be distinguished from pure products without laboratory testing, so your health and the health of your children depends only on you.

Genetically modified organisms are most often used in food production, which include soybeans, canola, corn and potatoes. And these can be: meat, bakery, fish and confectionery products. Most often, these products contain soy-based plant proteins. In addition, there are a large number of different GMO food additives.

Nutritionists, doctors and psychologists advise getting rid of your phobia of genetically modified foods and worrying more about proper, balanced nutrition. Visit fast food places like McDonald's less often, eat less Snickers and drink Coca-Cola.

It is also useful to remember the names of some companies that, according to the state register, supply GM raw materials to their clients in Russia or are producers themselves:

Central Soya Protein Group, Denmark;
. BIOSTAR TRADE LLC, St. Petersburg;
. CJSC "Universal", Nizhny Novgorod;
. Monsanto Co., USA;
. "Protein Technologies International Moscow", Moscow;
. LLC "Agenda", Moscow;
. JSC "ADM-Food Products", Moscow;
. JSC "GALA", Moscow;
. ZAO Belok, Moscow;
. Dera Food Technology N.V., Moscow;
. Herbalife International of America, USA;
. OY FINNSOYPRO LTD, Finland;
. LLC "Salon Sport-Service", Moscow;
. "Intersoya", Moscow.

Most soy-based products produced outside of Russia and not in the United States can also be transgenic. If the label proudly says “vegetable protein,” it is most likely soy and very likely transgenic.

GMOs can often be hidden behind E indexes. However, this does not mean that all E supplements contain GMOs or are transgenic. You just need to know which E can, in principle, contain GMOs or their derivatives.

This is primarily soy lecithin or lecithin E 322: binds water and fats together and is used as a fatty element in milk formulas, cookies, chocolate, riboflavin (B2) otherwise known as E 101 and E 101A, can be produced from GM- microorganisms. It is added to cereals, soft drinks, baby food and weight loss products. Caramel (E 150) and xanthan (E 415) can also be produced from GM grains.

Other additives that may contain GM components: E 153, E 160d, E 161c, E 308-9, E-471, E 472a, E 473, E 475, E 476b, E 477, E479a, E 570, E 572, E 573, E 620, E 621, E 622, E 633, E 624, E 625, E951.

Sometimes the names of additives are indicated on the labels only in words; you also need to be able to navigate them. Let's look at the most common components.

Soybean Oil: Used in sauces, spreads, cakes and deep-fried foods in fat form to add extra flavor and quality. Vegetable oil or vegetable fats: most often found in cookies, deep-fried foods such as chips. Maltodextrin: A type of starch that acts as a "priming agent" used in baby foods, powdered soups, and powdered desserts.
Glucose or glucose syrup: Sugar, which can be made from corn starch, is used as a sweetener. Found in drinks, desserts and fast food.
Dextrose: Like glucose, it can be produced from cornstarch. Used in cakes, chips and cookies to achieve a brown color. Also used as a sweetener in high-energy sports drinks.
Aspartame, aspasvit, aspamix: The sweetener, which can be produced using a GM bacterium, is restricted for use in a number of countries and is reported to have many complaints, mainly related to blackout syndrome, from consumers in the United States. Aspartame is found in carbonated water, diet sodas, chewing gum, ketchups, etc.

Many people believe that the label “modified starch” on a product means that the product contains GMOs. This even led to the fact that in 2002, the Legislative Assembly of the Perm Region, at its meeting, included yoghurts with modified starch in the list of GM products illegally distributed in the region. In fact, modified starch is produced chemically without the use of genetic engineering. But starch itself may be of genetically engineered origin if it was obtained from GM corn or GM potatoes.

During the inspection, the highest percentage of GM soybeans was found in boiled “Traditional Veal” sausage produced by the Cherkizovsky plant. GMIs were most often found in the products of the same manufacturer, as well as in the products of the company “DHV S” (trademark “Rollton”).

Among the manufacturers whose products contain GMOs were also:

LLC "Daria - semi-finished products";
. LLC "Meat processing plant "Klinsky"";
. MPZ "Tagansky";
. MPZ "Campomos";
. CJSC "Vichunai";
. MLM-RA LLC;
. Tolsto-Products LLC;
. Ostankino MPK;
. LLC "Sausage plant "Bogatyr"";
. Rose Marie Ltd. LLC;
. ML "Mikoyanovsky";
. OJSC "Tsaritsyno";
. OJSC Lianozovo Sausage Plant.

Our favorite dumplings also turned out to be genetically modified, and specifically: “Dumplings without haste, pork and beef”, “Daria classic dumplings”, GMOs were found in “Tasty beef steaks”.

GMO - genetically modified products:

List of genetically modified products:

Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are being developed as biological weapons, a means of curbing population growth and a means of undermining the food security of countries.

So, first on the list:

Lipton tea

Nescafe coffee

Modified coffee is now actively grown by the Nescafe company. So far, large plantations of this type of coffee are grown only in Vietnam.

List of GMOs:

Manufacturing company Unilever

Brooke Bond (tea)

Conversation (tea)

Calve (mayonnaise, ketchup)

Rama (oil)

Pyshka (margarine)

Delmi (mayonnaise, yogurt, margarine)

Algida (ice cream)

Knorr (seasonings)

Manufacturing company Nestle

Nescafe (coffee and milk)

Maggi (soups, broths, mayonnaise, seasonings, mashed potatoes)

Nestle (chocolate)

Nesquik (cocoa)

Manufacturing company Kellog's

Corn Flakes

Frosted Flakes (cereals)

Rice Krispies (cereals)

Corn Pops (cereals)

Smacks (cereals)

Froot Loops (colored ring flakes)

Apple Jacks (apple flavored cereal)

All-bran Apple Cinnamon/Blueberry (apple, cinnamon, blueberry flavored bran)

Chocolate Chip (chocolate chips)

Pop Tarts (filled cookies, all flavors)

Nutri-grain (toast with filling, all types)

Crispix (cookies)

Smart Start (cereals)

All-Bran (cereals)

Just Right Fruit & Nut (cereals)

Honey Crunch Corn Flakes

Raisin Bran Crunch (cereals)

Cracklin' Oat Bran (flakes)

Manufacturing company Hershey's

Toblerone (chocolate, all types)

Mini Kisses (candies)

Kit-Kat (chocolate bar)

Kisses (candies)

Semi-Sweet Baking Chips (cookies)

Milk Chocolate Chips (cookies)

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (peanut butter)

Special Dark (dark chocolate)

Milk Chocolate (milk chocolate)

Chocolate Syrup (chocolate syrup)

Special Dark Chocolate Syrup (chocolate syrup)

Strawberry Syrop (strawberry syrup)

Manufacturing company Mars

Crunch (chocolate rice cereal)

Milk Chocolate Nestle (chocolate)

Nesquik (chocolate drink)

Cadbury (Cadbury/Hershey's)

Manufacturing company Heinz

Ketchup (regular & no salt)

Chili Sauce

Heinz 57 Steak Sauce

Manufacturer: Hellman's

Real Mayonnaise (mayonnaise)

Light Mayonnaise (mayonnaise)

Low-Fat Mayonnaise (mayonnaise)

Coca-Cola manufacturing company

Minute Maid Orange

Minute Maid Grape

Manufacturing company PepsiCo

Manufacturer Frito-Lay/PepsiCo (GM components may be contained in oil and other ingredients)

Lays Potato Chips (all)

Cheetos (all) (chips)

Manufacturing company Cadbury/Schweppes

Pringles manufacturing company (Procter&Gamble)

Pringles (chips with Original, Low Fat, Pizza-licious, Sour Cream & Onion, Salt & Vinegar, Cheezeums flavors)

Honey can be collected from genetically modified plants.

There is a high frequency of information that bees cannot pollinate genetically modified buckwheat. So there is one.

Rice. In general, it is better to buy not anonymous varieties of plant products, but quite specific ones. For example, Basmati rice. There is a high probability that in this case the product will not be GMO.

Anonymous rice, as well as Chinese or Taiwanese rice, is most likely transgenic.

Russia is one of the main importers of this product from China. However, according to environmentalists, the Chinese have been producing GM rice unofficially for two years and exporting it.

Environmentalists reported that genetically modified rice was being grown illegally in China back in April. “In the spring of 2005, Greenpeace took rice samples obtained from supply companies, farmers and millers from China for genetic testing in the German Genescan laboratory,” Greenpeace Russia press secretary Maya Kolikova told NI. - It turned out that more than 2/3 of the samples (19 out of 25) were genetically modified.

When interviewing farmers and grain suppliers from China, we found out that for more than two years, transgenic rice has been illegally grown and actively sold both within the country and abroad.”

The situation, according to environmentalists, is aggravated by the fact that the Chinese government is considering the possibility of legalizing the industrial production of GM rice. The Greens believe that the Russians will suffer the most from the actions of the Chinese authorities - product supplies from this country account for more than 60% of our total rice imports.

However, in this matter there are not only disadvantages, but also advantages. After all, until now, rice supplied to Russia was formally considered unmodified, and no checks were carried out for the content of GMI in it. Therefore, no one can say how many transgenes we have already eaten and will still eat. If the consumer has information about where the rice comes from, he will be able to decide for himself whether to buy this product or not.

Environmentalists, however, see the problem not so much in the cereal itself, which can really be abandoned, but in the distribution of products with the addition of rice flour, including many for children - milk formula and cereals, noodles, and semi-finished products. Manufacturers, as a rule, do not indicate the country where the ingredients come from.

I would like to point out that “Indica,” a term that can be found on rice packets, is not the original name of any strain. It just means long grain rice. It could also be from China.

Attention! Traits of transgenic vegetables and fruits.

Is it possible to distinguish modified fruits and vegetables from natural ones?

Excessively clean potato tubers that differ little from each other or perfectly shaped tomatoes are a reason to think. After all, a sure sign of natural products is the presence in the total mass of “eaten” by insects and rotten specimens. Insects never eat GM products! If you cut a natural tomato or strawberry, they will immediately give juice; unnatural ones retain their shape.

The most famous products containing GM ingredients:

(according to Greenpeace)

1. Snickers chocolate bars

3. Maggi Seasonings

4. Pringles chips

Vegetable counters are filled with “Volgograd” tomatoes, like twins similar to Turkish ones. It turns out that in Volgograd, for several years now, only imported “plastic” varieties without taste and smell have been grown on a mass scale.

I wouldn't be at all surprised if they turn out to be GMO. I stopped buying tomatoes of these varieties, and I rarely bought them before.

From the article by E. Yakusheva “What are transgenic products?”:

Currently, 90% of transgenic food exports are corn and soybeans. Popcorn, which is sold on the streets everywhere, is 100% made from GM corn, and there is still no corresponding labeling on it. Soy products from North America or Argentina are 80% GM products.

GM foods are attractive to retailers. For example, genetically modified vegetables and fruits are 4-5 times cheaper than their natural counterparts.

From the book of Liniza Zhuvanovna Zhalpanova:

"Foods That Kill You":

Transgenic products are purchased by Russia from other countries with the permission of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation. According to statistics, about 70% of imported products are made from genetically modified raw materials. These products include: soy products, flour, chocolate, chocolate bars, wine, baby food, milk powder, milk, kefir, yogurt, cottage cheese, carbonated drinks, canned corn and tomatoes, corn oil, cookies, starch, soy protein, soybean oil, soy sauce, lecithin, cottonseed oil, syrups, tomato sauces, coffee and coffee drinks, popcorn, breakfast cereals, etc.

It is assumed that some imported beer also contains genetically modified molecules taken over by the drink from modified yeast.

According to the National Association of Genetic Safety, about 1/3 of all products on the Russian market contain genetically modified components.

Greenpeace Handbook “How to Avoid Using Products with Genetically Modified Ingredients (GM Products)?”

You can from here, from the Greenpeace website

The directory contains lists of food enterprises, divided into three categories (green, orange and red lists) according to the criterion of the presence of GM components in products.

The New Year's menu often includes canned store-bought vegetables. But canned corn and green peas are highly undesirable. They are GMO.

According to a month and a half study, our food is simply crammed with genetically modified organisms. Moreover, the most popular food in our area is sausages, dumplings, dry soups, canned vegetables, chocolates.

Environmentalists (Greenpeace and the All-Ukrainian Environmental League) categorically include in this list the products of the most famous brands - Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Nestle, Gallina Blanka, Knorr, Lipton, Bonduel. A full list of companies that have confirmed that their products may contain GM ingredients or have not denied their use can be found at www.ecoleague.net.

“The results of the study showed that in 18 out of 42 randomly selected food products the content of genetically modified soybeans exceeded 3 percent,” said Mikhail Mukharovsky, general director of Ukrmetrteststandart. “At the same time, the composition of nine of them did not indicate the presence of soy protein at all.”

Bonduel is therefore blacklisted!

I understand that the reliability of what is included in the list is not guaranteed, since the sources of information may be dubious. But otherwise I have practically no way to keep such a list at all.

Orchard, Rich puree - genetically modified products.

By the way, the very first genetically modified product on the market is a food banana, any banana at that (to increase productivity, it has, roughly speaking, a duplicated set of chromosomes).

If we talk about a banana: artificially induced polyploidy is also a form of genetic modification (because the chromosome set becomes larger compared to the original organism), most importantly, it is cheap and cheerful. But journalists have not yet learned to scare people with it.

The Mistral company probably deliberately does not mark on the packs the country of origin of the cereals and legumes that are packaged in them. The fact is that she appeared in the sale of American crops, which, most likely, are genetically modified. “Basmati Rice” is also not labeled. Unfortunately, as I only found out today, it is highly likely that he may be transgenic. From the book “Seeds of Destruction. The Secret Behind Genetic Manipulation by William F. Engdahl:

Texas biotech company RiceTech has decided it will receive patent payments on Basmati rice, a variation that has been a daily staple in India, Pakistan and Asia for thousands of years. In 1998, RiceTech patented genetically modified Basmati rice, and thanks to American laws prohibiting the labeling of genetic products, RiceTech was able to sell it legally, labeling it as regular Basmati rice. It turned out that RiceTech, through dubious means, had obtained precious Basmati seeds, which were deposited at the Rockefeller Foundation International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines (RIRIP). (10)

In the name of “security,” MRRI duplicated a priceless collection of rice seeds collected in the Philippines and stored it in a seed bank in Fort Collins, Colorado, making the very dubious promise that the seeds would be stored as a safe seed supply for farmers in the rice regions. MRID convinced farmers that sharing their invaluable finds in MRID rice seed varieties would serve their own safety.

In Colorado, far from the Philippines, MNIIR transferred valuable seeds (without which RiceTek might not have made its patented genetic modifications) to RiceTek researchers, who immediately patented everything possible. They knew it was highly illegal: Even in Texas, rice researchers know that Basmati rice does not typically grow on the dusty plains around Crawford, Texas. (eleven)

RiceTek, in collusion with MNIIR, stole seeds for its patent. In addition, according to carefully developed rules established by the Rockefeller Foundation, although seeds from a gene bank cannot be patented, any man-made improved variation based on them can be patented.

The Jasmine variety also has a GM modification.

From the article “Transgenic “Senior Tomato” and Dolly the Sheep...”:

You can delay the ripening of already collected fruits by placing them in special conditions. Using carbon dioxide, the effect of ethylene released by fruits is blocked. These properties are manipulated by traders transporting bananas, citrus fruits, as well as vegetables - and tomatoes in particular. They are harvested green and treated with ethylene along the way, causing artificial ripening. Such fruits and vegetables lose their taste and ripen unevenly. And it’s easy to verify this. For example, the tomatoes that we buy at the market are red on the outside but white on the inside. The delay in ripening is also due to the fact that most of the tomatoes that we sell are imported from Turkey, and they are all transgenic. Even on the boxes in which they are packed it is written: TRANSGEN.

Excerpts from the book by Mikhail Efremov: “Caution! Harmful products!

Additives with a high degree of likelihood of containing GI components:

E-153 - Vegetable Carbon (vegetable coal);

E-160d - Annatto, Bixin, Norbixin (annatto, bixin, norbixin);

E-161c - Paprika extract, Capsanthin, Capsorubin (paprika extract, capsanthin, capsorubin);

E-308 - Synthetic Gamma-tocopherol (synthetic y-tocopherol);

E-309 - Synthetic Delta-tocopherol (synthetic d-tocopherol);

E-471 - Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids);

E-472a - Acetic Acid Esters of Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids (esters of mono- and diglycerides of acetic fatty acids);

E-473 - Sucrose Esters of Fatty Acids (esters of sucrose and fatty acids);

E-475 - Polyglycerol Esters of Fatty Acids (esters of polyglycerides and fatty acids);

E-476 - Polyglycerol Polyricinoleate (polyglycerol polyglycerol oleates);

E-477 - Propane-1, 2-diol Esters of Fatty Acids (propane-1, 2-diol esters of fatty acids);

E-479b - Thermally Oxideized Soya Bean Oll Interacted with Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids (thermally oxidized soybean and bean oil with mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids);

E-570 - Fatty Acids (fatty acids);

E-951 - Aspartame (aspartame, or nutrosvit).

Additives based on GM components:

Riboflavin (B2) otherwise known as E 101 and E 101A, made from GM microorganisms, is approved for sale in a number of countries. It is added to cereals, soft drinks, baby food and weight loss products. Caramel (E 150) and xanthan (E 415) can be produced from the grain.

Lecithin (E 322) is produced from soybeans, which can be genetically modified. This soybean is used, in particular, by Neslte in its chocolate, baby food and other products. Other additives that may contain GM components: E 153, E 160 d, E 161 c, E 308-9, E-471, E 472a, E 473, E 475, E 476 b, E 477, E479 a, E 570, E 572, E 573, E 620, E 621, E 622, E 633, E 624, E 625.

I would like to emphasize that food additives for any purpose (technological, to “improve” consumer qualities) can also be included in dietary supplements. Therefore, it is important to know which food additives are prohibited or dangerous.

I saw how dairy production works. I just don’t really want to drink milk after that.

And only raw cow's milk can be consumed. You can make yogurt from store-bought milk, and not from just any kind, but preferably from the one that says that it is made from natural (whole) cow's milk (its fat content is usually indicated as 3.4-6%). It is not worth drinking such milk in its pure form, because it is pasteurized and if it is consumed regularly, after a while the joints will begin to ache - most likely due to the deposition of inorganic calcium in them, which appears during pasteurization (transfers from an organically bound form to an inorganic one). But you can make curdled milk from it - it turns out quite well and does not cause any problems.

But any milk normalized by fat content is real poison. And even curdled milk from such milk is not very good, except from milk with a fat content of no more than 1% - lactobacilli can at least cope with such concentrations of modified milk fat.

GMO - manufacturing company:

Milky Way

Uncle Bans

Coca Cola

Parmalat (cookies)

Similak (baby food)

Potatoes (from Monsant USA)

LIST OF INTERNATIONAL PRODUCERS NOTICED USING GMOs:

''Greenpeace'' has published a list of companies that use GMOs in their products. Interestingly, these companies behave differently in different countries, depending on the legislation of a particular country.
In total, more than 120 names (brands) of GMO products are registered in Russia, according to voluntary registration data and a special register of products imported from abroad. Among the manufacturers whose products contain GMOs are:
LLC ''Daria - semi-finished products'', LLC ''Klinsky Meat Processing Plant'', MPZ ''Tagansky'', MPZ ''CampoMos'', CJSC ''Vichyunay'', LLC ''MLM-RA'', LLC '' Talostoproducts, LLC Bogatyr Sausage Plant, LLC ROS Mari Ltd.
Manufacturer company Unilever: Lipton (tea), Brooke Bond (tea), ''Conversation'' (teas), Calve (mayonnaise, ketchup), Rama (butter), ''Pyshka'' (margarine), ''Delmi'' (mayonnaise, yogurt, margarine), ''Algida'' (ice cream), Knorr (seasonings); Nestle manufacturing company: Nescafe (coffee and milk), Maggi (soups, broths, mayonnaise, Nestle (chocolate), Nestea (tea), Neseiulk (cocoa);
Kellog's manufacturer: Corn Flakes, Frosted Flakes, Rice Krispies, Corn Pops, Smacks, Froot Loops, Apple Jacks apple flavor), Afl-bran Apple Cinnamon/Blueberry (bran with apple, cinnamon, blueberry flavor), Chocolate Chip (chocolate chips), Pop Tarts (cookies with filling, all flavors), Nulri grain (toast with filling, all types) , Crispix (cookies), All-Bran (cereals), Just Right Fruit & Nut (cereals), Honey Crunch Corn Flakes (cereals), Raisin Bran Crunch (cereals), Cracklin'Oat Bran (cereals);
Hershey's Manufacturing Company: Toblerone (chocolate, all types), Mini Kisses (candies), Kit-Kat (chocolate bar), Kisses (candies), Semi-Sweet Baking Chips (cookies), Milk Chocolate Chips (cookies), Reese 's Peanut Butter Cups (peanut butter), Special Dark (dark chocolate), Milk Chocolate milk chocolate), Chocolate Syrup (chocolate syrup), Special Dark Chocolate Syrup (chocolate syrup), Setoawberry Syrup (strawberry syrup);
Mars manufacturing company: M&M'S, Snickers, Milky Way, Twix, Nestle, Crunch (chocolate rice cereal), Milk Chocolate Nestle (chocolate), Nesquik (chocolate drink), Cadbury (Cadbury/Hershey's), Fruit
Heinz manufacturing company: Ketchup (regular&no salt), Chili Sauce, Heinz 57 Steak Sauce;
Coca-Cola manufacturing company: Coca Cola, Sprite, Cherry Cola, Minute Maid Orange, Minute Maid Grape;
Manufacturing company PepsiCo: Pepsi, Pepsi Cherry, Mountain Dew;
Manufacturer Frito-Lay / PepsiCo: (GM components may be contained in oil and other ingredients), Lays Potato Chips (all), Cheetos (all);
Manufacturing company Cadbury/Schweppes:7-Up, Dr. Pepper;
Pringles manufacturing company Procter&Gamble: Pringles (chips with Original, LowFat, Pizzalicious, Sour Cream&Onion, Salt&Vinegar, Cheezeums flavors).
1 Hershey’s Cadbury Fruit&Nut chocolate products
2 Mars M&M
3 Snickers
4 Twix
5 Milky Way
6 Cadbury chocolate, cocoa
7 Ferrero
8 Nestle chocolate ''Nestlé'', ''Russia''
9 Nestle Nesquik chocolate drink
10 Soft drink Sosa-Cola ‘‘Coca-Cola’’ Sosa-Cola
11 ''Sprite'', ''Fanta'', ''Kinley'' tonic, ''Fruittime''
12 Pepci-Co Pepsi 13 ''7-Up'', ''Fiesta'', ''Mountain Dew''
14 Kellogg's breakfast cereals
15 Campbell Soups
16 Uncle Bens Mars Rice
17 Knorr Sauces
18 Lipton Tea
19 Parmalat cookies
20 Seasonings, mayonnaise, Hellman’s sauces
21 Seasonings, mayonnaises, Heinz sauces
22 Nestle baby food
23 Hipp
24 Abbot Labs Similac
25 Yogurts, kefir, cheese, Danon baby food
26 McDonald's (McDonald's) chain of fast food restaurants
27 chocolate, chips, coffee, baby food Kraft (Kraft)
28 ketchups, sauces. Heinz Foods
29 baby food, Delmi products Unilever (Unilever)

Products whose preparation technology uses GMOs:

— JSC “Nizhny Novgorod Oil and Fat Plant” (mayonnaise “Ryaba”, “Vprok”, etc.).
— “Bonduelle” products (Hungary) — beans, corn, green peas.
— CJSC “Baltimore-Neva” (St. Petersburg) — ketchups.
— CJSC “Mikoyanovsky Meat Processing Plant” (Moscow) — pates, minced meat.
— CJSC EUROPE FOODS GB’’ (Nizhny Novgorod region) — soups ‘’Galina Blanca’’.
- Concern ''White Ocean'' (Moscow) - chips ''Russian Potatoes''.
- JSC ''Lianozovsky Dairy Plant'' (Moscow) - yoghurts, ''Miracle milk'', ''Miracle chocolate''.
— JSC “Cherkizovsky MPZ” (Moscow) — frozen minced meat.
— LLC “Campina” (Moscow region) — yoghurts, baby food.
- LLC ''MK Gurman'' (Novosibirsk) - pates.
- OOO ''Frito'' (Moscow region) - ''Laze'' chips.
- OOO ''Ermann'' (Moscow region) - yoghurts.
- LLC ''Unilever CIS'' (Tula) - ''Calve'' mayonnaise.
- Factory ''Bolshevik'' (Moscow) - cookies ''Yubileinoe''.
- ''Nestlé'' (Switzerland, Finland) - ''Nestogen'' dry milk mixture, ''Vegetables with beef'' puree.

Pay attention to how carefully products for children are screened out - there are GMOs everywhere, not here or there, and if your child does not eat yogurt, he eats Nesquik or cereal or purees. And one way or another, the GMO gets into his body. This is the situation in supermarkets now: absolutely all products have a “Non-GMO” label. We read the ingredients on the label: modified soy, modified starch, and so on.

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Genetically modified foods have been a hot topic of ongoing debate for the past few years. Opinions are divided, some say that these products pose a great danger to human health, others, on the contrary, argue that the harm of these products has not yet been proven by any research conducted. To eat or not to eat genetically modified foods?

What are genetically modified foods and how are they obtained?
Genetically modified (GMO) or transgenic organisms (plants) are those into whose genetic structure a “target gene” has been introduced from other plant or animal species in order to give them qualitatively new properties useful to humans. For example, to increase the yield of wheat, create a variety that is resistant to drought, to any pests, weeds, to improve the taste of plants, extend their shelf life, etc.

Work on breeding genetically modified plants is carried out in laboratory conditions. To do this, a gene is first isolated from a plant or animal needed for transplantation, and then it is introduced into the cell of the plant whose properties are required to be improved. All genetically modified plants, as a rule, undergo testing for food and biological safety.

There are about 50 plant species in the world produced using the achievements of genetic engineering, including soybeans, rice, eggplants, apples, rye, wheat, cabbage, rapeseed, strawberries, tobacco, cucumbers, corn, and cotton. Directly in Russia, a ban has been imposed on the production of genetically modified plants and, accordingly, products. However, there is no ban on the import of such products from abroad and their sale. The result is a variety of products on the shelves of our stores made from genetically modified plants, for example, soy: protein products for athletes, semi-finished meat products, soy milk powder, ice cream, cheese, and the like. In addition, there is permission to import one genetically modified variety of potato and two varieties of the same corn.

The benefits of genetically modified products.
Undoubtedly, there are benefits from genetically modified products, and they lie in economic benefits. They help in solving many issues related to supplying the population with agricultural products, including in case of famine or drought. The area of arable land used for growing vegetables and grains not only does not correspond to the rate of population growth on the planet, it is also decreasing. Therefore, genetically modified plants and their cultivation can make it possible to increase crop yields several times even in small agricultural areas. In addition, growing genetically modified plants will help to significantly reduce production costs, which will affect the final cost of the product, which will be several times less. For example, a ton of “normal” wheat costs on average about three hundred dollars, and a ton of transgenic wheat costs only fifty dollars. There is a difference? What are the savings? Of course, the production of such plants is beneficial both to the producers themselves (due to low costs) and to the consumers of this “raw material”, from which several times more product can be made than from a “normal” one.

However, despite such positive aspects, most biologists say that it is unknown how the consumption of genetically modified foods will affect human health in the future, after several generations, since current research has not yet proven any negative impact. On the contrary, the cultivation of such plants may, over time, make it possible to get rid of various toxic substances (pesticides) used today in large quantities in the production of various agricultural plants. This, in turn, will reduce the number of immune disorders, chronic (allergic) diseases, etc.

Why are genetically modified foods dangerous?
As mentioned above, all genetically engineered plants must undergo safety testing. This is the crux of the problem. Nobody informs the public about the results of such studies. Therefore, a special institute of independent experts is needed that will establish the reliability of all research conducted. The need for such an institute is explained by the fact that many studies of this kind are carried out through the financing of manufacturing companies that benefit from a positive result, because genetically modified products will help not only recoup all costs, but also make huge profits. Therefore, various falsifications of research results arise. We won’t go far for an example. When checking the safety of one of the varieties of modified potatoes, it turned out that eating it can lead to changes in the composition of the blood and internal organs. And, despite this, the variety has been approved and is widely used by people for food. Big money has always been more important than the health of citizens.

Of course, the transgene itself, consumed by people, will not cause visible harm, since it will not be able to penetrate into the gene code of people. However, this gene will wander around the body and stimulate the synthesis of proteins that are not intended by nature for the human body. Therefore, what the result of such a synthesis will be in the future can only be guessed at. Many scientists talk about the possible dangers associated with the consumption of genetically modified products. Among them, food harm can be noted, namely, metabolic disorders, weakened immunity, and the appearance of various harmless allergic reactions. In addition, the result of consuming products containing genetically modified organisms may be a violation of the structure of the gastric mucosa and resistance of the intestinal microflora to antibiotics. It is also possible that health levels may decrease due to the accumulation of herbicides in the body, since genetically modified plants tend to accumulate them. Consumption of genetically engineered products can trigger the development of cancer.

The use of genetically modified plants also causes environmental harm, affecting variety formation. As a rule, one, sometimes two plant varieties are taken to work with genes. Therefore, there is a possibility of extinction of many plant species. Radical ecologists warn that the consumption of genetically modified products undermines the gene pool, which may result in the emergence of mutant genes and their carriers will also be mutants. One way or another, all the fears and warnings regarding the use of genetically modified foods will become clear no earlier than after half a century, when a generation of people eating transgenic food has changed.

What genetically modified products can be found on store shelves?
In most cases, stores stock genetically modified products from soybeans, corn, rapeseed, potatoes, as well as meat, vegetables, fruits, fish and some other products. Genetically modified plants can be included in baby food, sausages, chocolates, margarine, ice cream, vegetable oil, mayonnaise, bakery and confectionery products. These products are in no way inferior in taste to natural ones, only their cost is much lower. However, manufacturers do not always indicate on the labels of their products that they contain genetically modified organisms or that these products are genetically modified. In our country, the requirements of sanitary and hygienic standards provide for the mandatory presence of information of this kind on the product if the composition of a genetically modified product contains GMOs of 0.9% or more of the total volume of the product. Despite this, such information is not always indicated on products.

To produce products, genetically modified plants and organisms are used as raw materials by such well-known companies as Nestlé (coffee, chocolate, baby food), Hershey's (soft drinks, chocolate), Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola (sweet carbonated drinks), McDonald's, Danone (dairy products, baby food), Similak (baby food) and some others.

Each person decides for himself whether to purchase genetically modified products or not. But still, I would not take risks and consume products whose effects have not yet been studied, especially giving them to children whose bodies have not yet formed. But this is just my opinion. The choice is yours.

GOU SPO "Elektrostal Medical School"

FMBA of Russia."

Research work

Subject "Genetically modified products"

Completed:

Student: Group 1 “D”

Yakushin A.I.

Teacher:

Chastieva N.M.

Elektrostal 2010.

I . Introduction………………………………………………………………………………….3

1. Purpose and objectives of the work………………………………………………………..…4

II . Main part……………………………………………………………........5-6

2. Genetically modified products………………….5-6

3. Impact of GMF on humans…………………………….7-11

4. Risks to human health…………………………………12

5. Allergenicity and toxicity………………………......13

6. Carcinogenicity and mutagenicity……………………….....14

7. Emergence of antibiotic resistance………………15

8. Environmental risks…………………………….16

9. People’s attitude towards GMF……………………………………..17

10. Results of the questionnaire and survey………………..18-24

11. Distribution of GMP in the wholesale and retail network…….25

12. Discussion of the research results……………26-27

13. GMP logos……………………………………………………..28-30

III . Conclusions…………………………………………………….31

IY . Applications…………………………………………………………….32-55

Y . References………………………………………………………56

I . Introduction

In recent years, information about genetically modified products has increasingly appeared in the press and on television. Moreover, among the speakers there are both supporters of this product and ardent opponents.

Supporters and scientists developing genetically modified products consider it almost a panacea for saving the world from hunger and disease. Opponents accuse the creators of genetically modified foods of destroying the entire world population.

There are debates all over the world about the safety of using genetically modified products.

The purpose and objectives of the work.

Goal of the work:

To study the spread of genetically modified products and people's attitudes towards genetically modified products.

Job objectives:

Find out what genetically modified foods are.
Study the impact of genetically modified foods on human health.
Study people's attitudes towards genetically modified products.
Offer mock-ups of logos for the absence or presence of genetically modified products on product packaging.

II Main part.

Genetically modified foods .

Since man moved from gathering and hunting to agriculture and cattle breeding, he has been breeding new, more productive varieties of plants and animal breeds that he needs. This has always required many years and even decades of hard work. But in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Rapid and radical methods of genetic engineering appeared, with the help of which it became possible to change the properties of an organism in the desired direction and introduce foreign useful genes into the genome.

Genetically modified organisms are any unicellular or multicellular as a result of human intervention in their genetic apparatus, capable of reproducing or transmitting hereditary genetic material and different from natural organisms.

Scientists have discovered enzymes that allow microscopic areas to be isolated DNA, responsible for one or another hereditary trait of the body, decipher genes and insert them into other cells. As a result, the new host of the gene acquires the necessary properties. Using genetic engineering methods, it is possible to obtain qualitatively new individuals and change the properties of the original varieties in the direction desirable for humans.

For example, the gene of other living beings or other plants is grafted into the genome of a plant, after which it becomes less susceptible to diseases or becomes resistant to drought. Genetically modified foods (GMP), obtained from such plants may have new properties (taste, resistance to adverse conditions during storage, etc.).

It is natural that GMP appeared on store shelves all over the world, including in Russia. This did not go unnoticed by the media. More and more often, information about GMP, therefore, many people express their opinions on the issue - starting with scientists who are directly involved in genetic engineering, and ending with social and religious figures. Different points of view are expressed, taking into account both advantages and disadvantages GMP. What is alarming is that, according to some scientists, GMP have a negative effect on the human body and animals.

Impact of GMF on humans.

1. Possibility of side effects due to changes in food composition. We are talking primarily about unknown allergic reactions. This is a pretty compelling argument by opponents of modified food. At the same time, they sometimes require “absolute” safety, and this is impossible in principle, since you will have to give up all everyday food, especially since allergenicity increases as more chemical fertilizers, insecticides and herbides are used in agriculture.

2. Reduced nutritional value of genetically modified foods. "First generation" Some modified crops had reduced nutritional value with increased yield.

Genetically modified foods became one of the achievements of biology of the 20th century. Main question: “Are such products safe for humans?” remains unanswered. World Health Organization experts (WHO) emphasize that in each specific case, different methods and genes are used to create a new plant. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct an examination for each product. Moreover, there are various modifications of the same plants. For example, genetically modified corn may be resistant to both insect pests and herbicides.

There is currently no clear evidence that such products can be harmful to humans. However, there is also no evidence to the contrary. In each country, this issue is decided by local legislators.

To date, tests carried out by various research institutes have not confirmed that this type of consumption products have a negative effect on humans or animals. Proponents of genetically modified plants emphasize that farmers cultivating “new plants” use fewer pesticides and chemical fertilizers because the modified plants are more resistant to pests and less demanding of growing conditions.

Opponents of the use of genetic engineering achievements are confident in the negative impact of such products on humans.

Their main arguments are that all the tests were short-term, and the negative impact of modified products

may appear over a long period of time or affect offspring. In addition, no one knows how the “new” plants will affect the ecological balance of the world. For example, it cannot be ruled out that insects that eat plants of this kind will undergo mutations, the consequences of which can be the most unpredictable.

However, in order to determine whether such products are safe, WHO recommends checking the following factors: whether they are toxic; can they provoke allergic reactions; do they contain specific components that can cause harm when interacting with other substances; Are the genes introduced into them stable? ; can they have an effect on the human body?

The first transgenic plant was obtained in 1983. at the Institute of Plant Science in Cologne. In 1992 In China, they began to grow transgenic tobacco that is resistant to insect pests. In 1994 The first genetically modified vegetable appeared on the shelves of American supermarkets - a tomato, which is not afraid of transportation and retains its presentation for a long time.

Skeptics believe: the advent of the era of transgenic products is an approaching genetic catastrophe, a threat to Homo sapiens as a biological species.

Geneticists are convinced that the noise around transgenic crops today is actually nothing more than a struggle for markets for agricultural products, another economic war.

And in fact, new varieties have many advantages.

Firstly, transgenic plants, which are characterized by high productivity, provide a chance to save the increasing population of the Earth from hunger.

Secondly, the issue of economical use of agricultural land is being resolved: after all, even tripling the amount of food with the existing areas of land for crops is simply impossible without the introduction of the discoveries of genetic engineering. High quality food will be available to everyone because it will be very inexpensive.

Thirdly, bioengineering has already introduced many beneficial properties for consumers into agricultural crops. For example, from improved varieties of corn and soybeans, vegetable oil is obtained, which has a reduced amount of saturated fat. “New” potatoes and corn have more starch and less water. When frying, these potatoes require a little oil; they produce airy chips and French fries that are easier for the stomach to digest. Improved tomatoes, pumpkins and potatoes retain vitamins C, E and beta-corotene better. Rice, a staple food in many developing countries, has been modified specifically for the local population: it now contains vitamin A and iron, which provides relief from serious diseases caused by their deficiency.

Geneticists predict that in the near future it will be easier for us and our children to stick to a low-calorie and healthy diet - we will try “new” grains, vegetables and fruits high in vitamins and minerals. Hard work on the land will turn into pure pleasure for farmers - the plants themselves will cope with their diseases, viruses, and learn to repel the attacks of insect pests.

Some experts believe that the medicines of the future will not be sold in the form of tablets, but, for example, in the form of fruit: it is theoretically possible to develop apples that can replace sleeping pills.

It has already been established that pollen from genetically modified corn can kill the eggs of a certain species of butterfly. This corn is known as Bt -corn.” In the USA, 70% of corn is represented by genetically modified varieties. It is also possible to breed animal breeds that have certain specified properties, for example, pigs with less fatty meat, etc.

Instead of an injection with a vaccine against some dangerous infection, doctors will recommend that the patient eat, say, the leaves of a green salad specially grown for this purpose, which will strengthen the immune system of his body. Vaccine plants, in which viral genes are built into their genome, can replace some human vaccinations. For example, eat a banana, which geneticists from Melbourne are already working on to breed, and you will not get measles. Simple, cheap, effective, tasty .

Risks to human health.

Full range of impact studies GMO has not yet been carried out on the human body. Assessment of food risks from consumption GMO products is now possible on the basis of fragmentary data and scattered scientific facts.
Many scientists fear that GMO increase the risk of food allergies, poisoning, mutations, promote the formation of tumors, and also cause resistance to antibiotics. It is possible that a foreign DNA can accumulate in human internal organs, as well as enter the nuclei of embryonic cells, which can lead to congenital deformities and even fetal death. Children under 4 years of age are at risk; they are least protected from the effects of foreign genes.

Allergenicity and toxicity.

More than half of the transgenic proteins that provide plant resistance to insects, fungal and bacterial diseases are toxic and allergenic.
For example, the use of albumin, a gene from DNA Brazil nut when creating a variety GM Soybeans with improved amino acid composition have led to a significant number of people suffering from exacerbation of allergic diseases. Substances intended to control insects may block digestive tract enzymes without only in insects, but also in humans, and also affect the pancreas.
A number of transgenic varieties of corn, tobacco and tomatoes that are resistant to insect pests produce lignin– a substance that prevents plant damage. It can decompose into toxic and mutagenic phenols and methanol. Therefore, an increase in lignin content in fruits and leaves of plants is dangerous for humans.
The most striking example of toxicity GMO became the case with the Japanese Company Showa Denko K..K., which began to supply the market with a food additive GM tryptophan, believing that it is equivalent to its unmodified counterpart. GM The amino acid caused the death of 37 people, and about one and a half thousand more remained disabled for life.

Carcinogenicity and mutagenicity .

GMO can become mutagenic and carcinogenic due to their ability to accumulate herbicides, pesticides and their decomposition products. For example, the herbicide glycophosphate, used in the cultivation of transgenic sugar beets and cotton, is a strong carcinogen and can cause lymphoma.
Some herbicides can have a negative effect on the survival and health of human embryos, as well as cause mutations.
As a result of intracellular processes, biologically active substances that can provoke the development of cancer accumulate in GM tobacco and rice varieties characterized by increased yield. Studies have shown that in rats fed on transgenic potatoes, the blood composition deteriorated, anomalies in the size of internal organs were identified, and pathology of the small and large intestines was detected in almost all dead animals.

Emergence of antibiotic resistance.

Most agricultural GM-crops, in addition to the genes that give them the desired properties, contain antibiotic resistance genes as markers. Common antibiotics, such as ampicillin and kanamycin, are used in food production. There is a danger that they can be transferred to pathogens, which can cause them to become resistant to antibiotics. In this case, traditional methods of treating inflammatory processes with antibiotics will be ineffective.
Resistance to a group of antibiotics used to treat lung infections, chlamydia and urinary tract infections has reached 82% in Spain, the Netherlands and the UK.

Environmental risks .

Decrease in varietal diversity.

Growing is especially dangerous GMO in centers of origin of agricultural crops. For example, if you grow GMO rice in China, where this crop originated, wild rice varieties may become extinct due to cross-pollination. The crops formed as a result of crossing are gradually replacing natural varieties. Small populations and rare species may be lost forever.

Reduction in species diversity.

Production GMO leads to a reduction in the species diversity of plants, animals, fungi and microorganisms living in the fields where they are grown and around them. For example, GM-a bacterium created as a recycler of plant waste has reduced the population of beneficial mushrooms Fast-growing species of transgenic organisms can displace normal species from natural ecosystems.

People's attitude towards genetically

modified products.

To find out people’s attitudes towards genetically modified products, I compiled a questionnaire that included 8 questions. And a survey. Interviewed 40 people of different ages and backgrounds. The questionnaire is presented in Appendix No. 5.

Survey results .

1 . Do you know what genetically modified products are?

2. Name the products that are genetically modified.

None of the 40 respondents (100%) named any product.

3. What foods do you use?

Lipton (tea)
Brooke Bond (tea)
Conversation (tea)
Calve (mayonnaise, ketchup)
Frame (oil)
Pyshka (margarine)
Delmi (mayonnaise, margarine)
Knorr (seasonings)	2 3 hours
Nestle (chocolate)
Nescafe (coffee and milk)
Magi (soups, broths, mayonnaise, seasonings, mashed potatoes)
Carry (tea)
Nesquik (cocoa)
Corn Flakes (flakes)
Pepsi
Pepsi Cherry
Mountain Dew (water)
Lays (chips)
Cheetos
7- up
Pringles (chips)
Toblerone (chocolate)
Kit-kat
Milk (chocolate)
Mars (chocolate)
M & M
Snickers
Milky Way
Twix
Nesquik (shock drink)
Cadberry
Fruit and Nuts
Heintz (ketchups)
Chili sauce
Coca Cola
Sprite
Cola Cherry
Algida (ice cream)
Cheetos (chips)
Dr. Pepper (drink)

Rama (oil), Calve (mayonnaise), Nescafe (coffee).

Pringles (chips), Mars (chocolate bar), Maggi (seasonings).

4. Did you know that the foods you eat are genetically modified?

If they knew that they were genetically modified, would they consume them?

6. Have you seen any indication on packaging that they are genetically modified?

7. In your opinion, do genetically modified foods harm the body?

8. What harm do you think can cause to health? GMP ?

- formation of malignant tumors – 15 people;

- teeth falling out or deteriorating – 5 people;

- defective children will be born - 7 people;

- allergies – 7 people;

- stomach upset - 5 people;

- get fat - 1 person.

Survey results.

In your opinion, should product packaging be labeled “Genetically modified product” or “Product not genetically modified”?

The survey was conducted among the general population.

Distribution of GMP in wholesale and retail

Networks .

In order to find out which GMP distributed in the wholesale and retail chain, I went around supermarkets.

Previously, I tried to compile the most complete list of products that contain genetically modified plants. I used the Internet and compiled what I think is the most comprehensive list GMP, sold worldwide. This list GMP presented in Appendix No. 1.

It was found that not all products from Applications No. 1 sold in our stores. GMP, which I found in our stores, are presented in Appendix No. 2.

The discussion of the results research.

As a result of the survey, I found out that people absolutely do not know which products are genetically modified.

All GMP presented in stores is bought by people

The main purchases are chocolate, drinks and chips, with young people being the main buyers.

More than half of respondents (77,5%) would use it to a greater or lesser extent GMP, even if they knew that it was genetically modified.

97,5% respondents did not see any labeling on packaging stating that these products are genetically modified. Only one person said that they had seen such markings.

The vast majority of respondents were unable to clearly answer the question of what harm genetically modified foods can cause to health. Most of the respondents - 62,2% do not know whether genetically modified foods are harmful to health at all. To this question I received the following answers, for example: :

teeth falling out or deteriorating - 5 people;

stomach upset - 5 people;

get fat - 1 person.

But this is not surprising, since even among scientists dealing with this problem there is no consensus. Everyone can definitely admit what to say It is possible to know for sure whether this product is dangerous only after a sufficiently long time.

Genetically modified logos products.

Despite the fact that genetically modified products are widespread. There is no indication on it that genetically modified plants were used in its production. To fill this gap, I tried to come up with logos myself that would inform people whether they were present in a given product or not.

On the image 1 and 2 the results of my work are presented :

Contains genetically modified components (Fig. 1).

This product turned out to be turkey ham , released in Moscow.

III . Conclusions.

1. Genetically modified products are made from plants in the genotype of which scientists have made certain changes. Mainly for production GMP genetically modified potatoes and soybeans are used.

2. Unambiguously answer the question whether GMP harmful to human health is impossible, since even among scientists there is no consensus. What What is certain is that possible changes in human health can only occur after a long time.

3. There is a fairly complete list in stores. GMP.

4. People know virtually nothing about which products sold in stores are genetically modified.

5. Most often of GMP Snickers chocolate, Mars chocolate, Coca-Cola drinks, Sprite, Pepsi and Lace chips are consumed, with the main buyers being young people.

6. As a rule, there is no indication on product packaging that the product is genetically modified.

IY . Applications.

Appendix No. 1.

List of genetically modified products.

1. Lipton (tea) 2. Brooke Bond (tea)
3. Conversation (tea)
4. Calve (mayonnaise, ketchup)
5. Rama (oil)
6. Pyshka (margarine)
7.
8. Algida (ice cream)
9. Knorr (seasonings)
10 . Nescafe (coffee and milk)
11 . Maggi (soups, broths, mayonnaise, seasonings, mashed potatoes)
12 . Nestle (chocolate) 13. Nestea (tea)
14. Nesquik (cocoa)
15. Corn Flakes
16 . Frosted Flakes (cereals)
17 . Rice Krispies (cereals)
18. Corn Pops (cereals)
19 . Smacks (cereals)
20.
21. Apple Jacks (apple flavored cereal)
23 . All-bran Apple Cinnamon/Blueberry (apple, cinnamon, blueberry flavored bran)
24. Chocolate Chip (chocolate chips)
25. Pop Tarts (filled cookies, all flavors)
26. Nutri-grain (toast with filling, all types)
27. Crispix (cookies)
28. Smart Start (cereals)
29. All-Bran (cereals)
30 . Just Right Fruit & Nut (cereals) 31. Honey Crunch Corn Flakes
32. Raisin Bran Crunch (cereals)
33. Cracklin' Oat Bran (flakes)
34.
35. Mini Kisses (candies)
36. Kit-Kat (chocolate bar)
37 . Kisses (candies)
38 . Semi-Sweet Baking Chips (cookies)
39.
40. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (peanut butter)
41. Special Dark (dark chocolate)
42. Milk Chocolate (milk chocolate)
43. Chocolate Syrup (chocolate syrup)
44. Special Dark Chocolate Syrup (chocolate syrup)
45. Strawberry Syrop (strawberry syrup)
46. Snickers
47. Milky Way
48. Twix
49. Nestle
50. Crunch (chocolate rice cereal)
51 . Milk Chocolate Nestle (chocolate)
52. Nesquik (chocolate drink)
53. Heinz (ketchup)
54 . Chili Sauce 55. Heinz 57 Steak Sauce
56. Real Mayonnaise (mayonnaise)
57. Light Mayonnaise (mayonnaise)
58. Low-Fat Mayonnaise (mayonnaise)
59 . Coca-Cola
60 . Sprite 61. Cherry Coca
62. Minute Maid Orange
63. Minute Maid Grape
64. Pepsi 65 . Pepsi Cherry
66. Mountain Dew
67. Lays ( chips ) 68. Cheetos ( chips ) 69 . 7-Up ( water ) 70. Pringles ( chips )

71.
72. Sausages Knaki 73.
74. Sausages Amateur Tulip , Denmark
75. Porridge for children Humana , Germany
76 . Frisosoy baby porridge Friesland Nurition , Holland
77. Slavic sausages Tsaritsino
78. Tushinskiye sausages Tushino meat processing plant

79. Polish sausages Tushino meat processing plant

Appendix No. 2.

List of genetically modified products sold in stores .

1. Lipton (tea) 2. Brooke Bond (tea)
3 . Conversation (tea)
4. Calve (mayonnaise, ketchup)
5. Rama (oil)
6. Pyshka (margarine)
7. Delmi (mayonnaise, yogurt, margarine)
8. Algida (ice cream)
9. Knorr (seasonings)
10. Nescafe (coffee and milk)
11. Maggi (soups, broths, mayonnaise, seasonings, mashed potatoes)
12. Nestle (chocolate)
13. Nestea (tea)
14. Nesquik (cocoa)
15. Corn Flakes 16. Frosted Flakes (cereals)
17. Rice Krispies (cereals)
18. Corn Pops (cereals)
19. Smacks (cereals) 20. Froot Loops (colored ring flakes)
21. Toblerone (chocolate, all types)
22. Mini Kisses (candies)
23. Kit-Kat (chocolate bar)
24 . Kisses (candies) 25. Semi-Sweet Baking Chips (cookies)
26. Milk Chocolate Chips (cookies)
27. Strawberry Syrop (strawberry syrup)
28 . "M&M"
29. Snickers

30. Milky Way 31. Twix

32. Nestlé
33 . Crunch (chocolate rice cereal) 34. Milk Chocolate Nestle (chocolate)
35. Nesquik (chocolate drink)
36 . Heinz (ketchup) 37. Chili Sauce
38. Heinz 57 Steak Sauce ( sauce To meat )
39. Coca-Cola 40. Sprite
41. Cherry Coca
42. Pepsi
43. Pepsi Cherry
44. Mountain Dew
45. Lays Potato ( chips ) 46. Cheetos ( chips )
47 . 7-Up 48. Pringles ( chips )

49. Baby porridge Bebelak soya "Istra-Nutritsia"
50. Pate "Popular" CampoMos
51. Porridge for children Humana , Germany
52. Frisosoy baby porridge Friesland Nurition , Holland.

Appendix No. 3.

Foods that have been genetically engineered or may contain genetically engineered ingredients.

1. Amylase - used in making bread flour, starch

3. Baking powder (baking powder) - additives

4. Bread - contains soy

5. Canola oil

6. Catalase - used in the preparation of drinks, egg powder, whey

7. Cereals (cereals) - contain soybeans

8. Chymosin

9. Products from grain crops (cereals)

10. Starch from cereals

11. Cereal syrup

12. Nutritional supplements - contain yeast

13. Fruit juices (can be made from genetically modified fruits)

14. Glucose syrup

15. Ice cream - may contain soy, glucose syrup

16. Lactose

17. Corn (maize)

18. Pasta (spaghetti, vermicelli) - may contain soy

19. Potato

20. Abomasum

21. Light drinks - may contain glucose syrup

22. Soya beans

23. Soy products such as soy sauce, soy hamburger (burger), soy meat (sausage), soy powder and so on

24. Carbonated Fruit Drinks

25. Tofu

26. Tomatoes

27. Yeast (sourdough)

28. Sugar

Appendix No. 4.

Genetically modified products tested in

field conditions (will appear on the market in the near future).

1. Barley

2. Broccoli (cabbage)

3. Cabbage (headed)

4. Carrot

5. Chicory

6. Cranberry

7. White bentgrass

8. Eggplant

9. Gladiolus (sword)

10. Grape

11. Lettuce

12. Peas

13. Pepper

14. Raspberries

15. Strawberry wild-strawberry)

16. Sugar cane

17. Chewing gum

18. Watermelon

19. Wheat

Appendix No. 5 .

Additives with a high degree of probability of containing GM components:

E-153 – (vegetable coal) , causes cancer!

E-160d – (annatto, bixin, norbixin)

E-161c – (paprika extract, capsanthin, capsorubin)

E-308 – (y-tocopherol synthetic)

E-309 - (synthetic d-tocopherol), prevents food spoilage

E-471 – (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids)

E -472 a – (esters of mono- and diglycerides of acetic fatty acids)

E-473 – (esters of sucrose and fatty acids)

E-475 – (esters of polyglycerides and fatty acids)

E-476 – (polyglycerol polygrycerol oleates)

E-477 – (propane-1, 2-diol esters of fatty acids)

E-479 b – (thermally oxidized soybean and bean oil with mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids)

E-570 - (fatty acid)

E-951 – (aspartame, or nutrosvit)

Appendix No. 6.

Additives based on GM components.

Riboflavin (B2) otherwise known as E 101 and E 101A made from GM- microorganisms, approved for sale in a number of countries. It is added to cereals, soft drinks, baby food and weight loss products.

Caramel (E 150) and xanthan (E 415) can be made from grain.

Lecithin (E 322) made from soy, which can be genetically modified. This soybean is used, in particular, by the company Neslte in your chocolate, baby food and other products. Other additives that may contain GM-Components: E 153, E 160 d, E 161 c, E 308-9, E-471, E 472a, E 473, E 475, E 476 b, E 477, E479 a, E 570, E 572, E 573, E 620 , E 621, E 622, E 633, E 624, E 625.

Appendix No. 7 .

Questionnaire.

Dear respondent!

We ask you to take part in the survey. With the help of your answers, we hope to fulfill the goal of our research - to find out people's attitudes towards genetically modified products.

Thank you in advance for participating in the survey!

Part 1 of the survey.

1. your age

2. your gender ( male, female )

3. your marital status

4. your education ( incomplete secondary, secondary, incomplete higher, higher, other )

5. your specialty

Part 2 of the survey.

1. Do you know what genetically modified products are?

2. Name the products that are genetically modified.

3. Which products from the suggested list do you consume? ( the list is attached ) , Annex 1?

4. Did you know that they are genetically modified?

5. If I knew that they were genetically modified, would I consume them?

6. Have you seen any information on the packaging stating that they are genetically modified?

7. In your opinion, do genetically modified foods harm the body?

8. What harm do you think genetically modified foods can cause to health?

Thank you very much for your assistance in carrying out

of this sociological research!

Appendix No. 8.

Appendix No. 9.

Distribution of areas occupied by genetically modified crops

cultures, by country.

Countries	1996		1997		1998		1999		year 2000
million hectares		million hectares		million hectares		million hectares		million hectares

Argentina
Canada
China

Australia
Romania
Mexico
Bulgaria
Spain
Germany
France
Portugal
Ukraine
Uruguay
Total

Y . Bibliography

1. Genome, cloning, human origins. Ed. L.I. Korochkina. Fryazino, 2004.

2. Golikov A., Eldyshev Yu. Incorrect GOSTs. News of Science, 2004.

3. "New products." American experience. Washington ProFile , 2004.

5. “My health doctor”, “Egoist” magazine GENERATION » November 2006.

6. Revenko L. S. “The world food market in the era of the gene revolution,” 2002.

In this article we will understand - what is GMO?

Wikipedia answers us the following: A genetically modified organism (GMO) is an organism whose genotype has been artificially changed using genetic engineering methods. This definition can be applied to plants, animals and microorganisms. Genetic changes are usually made for scientific or economic purposes. Genetic modification is distinguished by a targeted change in the genotype of an organism, in contrast to the random one characteristic of natural and artificial mutagenesis.

In essence, these are organisms in which the genetic material (DNA) has been artificially changed (added from any other animal organisms) to obtain supposedly useful characteristics of the original donor organism, such as calorie content, resistance to pests, diseases, weather, such products ripen faster and are stored longer, their fertility increases, which ultimately affects the cost of products.

Drought-resistant wheat in which the scorpion gene was implanted. A potato containing the genes of an earthen bacterium, which kills even Colorado potato beetles (is it only them?). Tomatoes with flounder genes. Soybeans and strawberries with bacterial genes. Perhaps this is a real panacea, given the ever-growing population and other economic problems. You can, for example, help the starving population of Africa, but for some reason African countries do not allow the import of GM products into their territories...

The cost of GM agricultural products is 3-5 times cheaper than conventional ones! This means that in pursuit of profit, entrepreneurs will actively use them. But this does not mean that by eliminating all plant foods with altered DNA from your diet, you are protecting yourself. For example, if cows on a dairy farm are fed with GM feed, then this will undoubtedly affect both milk and meat (if this is relevant to someone). And bees pollinating fields with GM corn will make the same wrong honey. I will not write about experiments on rats with fatal outcomes.

I have not found any information on whether similar studies have been conducted on humans. I would like to note right away that almost all such studies are paid for by GMO producing companies. In response to any objections about mandatory certification, the honesty of manufacturers, laboratory technicians, and other things, I can note that not a single “independent” laboratory would want to lose the tender for the next examination or study, and not a single businessman would want to lose hard-earned money spent on non-production.

It is already known that regular consumption of GM products can lead to serious problems! Scientists identify the following main risks of consuming genetically modified foods:

1. Allergic reactions and metabolic disorders resulting from the direct action of transgenic proteins.

The effect of new proteins that are produced by genes built into GMOs is not yet fully known, because They have been consumed by humans relatively recently and therefore it is not clear whether they are allergens.

An illustrative example is the attempt to cross the genes of Brazil nuts with the genes of soybeans - with the goal of increasing the nutritional value of the latter, their protein content was increased. However, as it turned out later, the combination turned out to be a strong allergen, and it had to be withdrawn from further production.

For example, in the USA, where products with altered DNA are very popular, 70.5% of the population suffer from allergies, and in Sweden, where such products are prohibited, only 7%.<

2. Another consequence of the action of transgenic proteins can be a decrease in the immunity of the whole organism (70% of human immunity is in the intestines), as well as metabolic disorders.

Our natural microflora is simply not able to process products that are unusual for the ecosystem in which we exist as a species. It’s no wonder that so many drugs have now appeared on the market to improve digestion, relieve intestinal discomfort, fight heartburn, and so on, which means there is a demand.

Also, one version is that the epidemic of meningitis among English children was caused by weakened immunity as a result of eating GM-containing milk chocolate and wafer biscuits.

3. The emergence of resistance of human pathogenic microflora to antibiotics.

When obtaining GMOs, marker genes for antibiotic resistance are still used, which can pass into the intestinal microflora, as has been shown in relevant experiments, and this, in turn, can lead to medical problems - the inability to cure many diseases.

Since December 2004, the EU has banned the sale of GMOs containing antibiotic resistance genes. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that manufacturers refrain from using these genes, but corporations have not completely abandoned them. The risk of such GMOs, as noted in the Oxford Great Encyclopedic Reference, is quite large and “we have to admit that genetic engineering is not as harmless as it might seem at first glance.”

4. Various health problems as a result of the appearance in GMOs of new, unplanned proteins or metabolic products toxic to humans.

There is already convincing evidence that the stability of a plant genome is disrupted when a foreign gene is inserted into it. All this can cause a change in the chemical composition of GMOs and the emergence of unexpected, including toxic, properties.

For example, for the production of the dietary supplement tryptophan in the USA in the late 80s. In the 20th century, a GMH bacterium was created. However, along with regular tryptophan, for a reason that is not fully understood, it began to produce ethylene bis-tryptophan. As a result of its use, 5 thousand people fell ill, 37 of them died, 1,500 became disabled.

Independent experts claim that genetically modified plant crops produce 1020 times more toxins than conventional organisms.

5. Health problems associated with the accumulation of herbicides in the human body.

Most known transgenic plants do not die due to the massive use of agricultural chemicals and can accumulate them. There is evidence that sugar beets that are resistant to the herbicide glyphosate accumulate its toxic metabolites.

6. Reducing the intake of necessary substances into the body.

According to independent experts, it is still impossible to say for sure, for example, whether the composition of conventional soybeans and GM analogues is equivalent or not. When comparing various published scientific data, it turns out that some indicators, in particular the content of phytoestrogens, vary significantly. That is, we eat not only what can harm us, but also does not bring any benefit.

7. Long-term carcinogenic and mutagenic effects.

Each insertion of a foreign gene into the body is a mutation; it can cause undesirable consequences in the genome, and no one knows what this will lead to, and no one can know today. But, as is known, it is cell mutations that lead to the development of cancer cells. In addition, it has already been proven that cancer growth increases when consuming genetically modified thermophilic yeast.

According to research by British scientists within the framework of the government project “Assessing the risk associated with the use of GMOs in human food”, published in 2002, transgenes tend to linger in the human body and, as a result of the so-called “horizontal transfer”, become integrated into the genetic apparatus of microorganisms human intestines. Previously, such a possibility was denied.

In addition to the danger to human health, scientists are actively discussing the potential threat biotechnology poses to the environment.

The resistance to herbicides acquired by GMO plants could be detrimental if transgenic crops begin to spread uncontrollably. For example, alfalfa, rice, sunflower are very similar in characteristics to weeds, and their random growth will not be easy to control.

In Canada, one of the main producing countries of GMO products, similar cases have already been recorded. According to The Ottawa Citizen, Canadian farms have been invaded by genetically modified "superweeds" that were created by accidentally crossing three types of GM rapeseed that are resistant to different types of herbicides. The result is a plant that, according to the newspaper, is resistant to almost all agricultural chemicals.

A similar problem will arise in the case of the transfer of herbicide resistance genes from cultivated plants to other wild species. For example, it has been observed that growing transgenic soybeans leads to genetic mutations in associated plants (weeds), which become resistant to the effects of herbicides.

The possibility of transferring genes that encode the production of proteins toxic to insect pests cannot be ruled out. Weeds that produce their own insecticides have a huge advantage in controlling insects, which are often a natural limiter to their growth.

In addition, not only pests, but also other insects are at risk. An article appeared in the authoritative journal Nature, the authors of which announced that crops of transgenic corn threaten populations of a protected species of monarch butterflies; its pollen turned out to be toxic to their caterpillars. Such an effect, of course, was not intended by the creators of corn - it was only supposed to repel insect pests.

In addition, living organisms that feed on transgenic plants can mutate - according to research conducted by German zoologist Hans Kaaz, pollen from a modified oilseed turnip caused mutations in bacteria living in the stomachs of bees.

There is concern that all these effects in the long term could cause disruption of entire food chains and, as a result, the balance within individual ecological systems and even the extinction of some species.

Here is a list of products that may contain GMOs:

Soybean and its forms (beans, sprouts, concentrate, flour, milk, etc.).
Corn and its forms (flour, grits, popcorn, butter, chips, starch, syrups, etc.).
Potatoes and their forms (semi-finished products, dry mashed potatoes, chips, crackers, flour, etc.).
Tomatoes and its forms (paste, puree, sauces, ketchup, etc.).
Zucchini and products made using them.
Sugar beets, table beets, sugar produced from sugar beets.
Wheat and products made using it, including bread and bakery products.
Sunflower oil.
Rice and products containing it (flour, granules, flakes, chips).
Carrots and products containing them.
Onions, shallots, leeks and other bulbous vegetables.

Accordingly, there is a high probability of encountering GMOs in products produced using these plants.

Most often, modifications can be made: soybeans, rapeseed, corn, sunflower, potatoes, strawberries, tomatoes, zucchini, paprika, lettuce.

GM soy can be included in bread, cookies, baby food, margarine, soups, pizza, fast food, meat products (for example, cooked sausage, hot dogs, pates), flour, candy, ice cream, chips, chocolate, sauces, soy milk etc.

GM corn (maize) can be found in foods such as instant foods, soups, sauces, seasonings, chips, chewing gum, and cake mixes.

GM starch can be found in a very wide range of foods, including those that children love, such as yoghurt.

70% of popular baby food brands contain GMOs!

About 30% of tea and coffee on the market are genetically modified.

Products made in the United States that contain soy, corn, canola or potatoes are likely to contain GM ingredients.

Most soy-based products produced outside of Russia and not in the United States can also be transgenic.

Products containing plant proteins are likely to contain modified soy.

Human insulin preparations, vitamins, and antiviral vaccines may also contain GMOs.

Here are the names of some companies that, according to the state register, supply GM raw materials to their clients in Russia or are producers themselves:

Central Soya Protein Group, Denmark;
LLC "BIOSTAR TRADE", St. Petersburg;
ZAO "Universal", Nizhny Novgorod;
Monsanto Co., USA;
"Protein Technologies International Moscow", Moscow;
LLC "Agenda", Moscow
JSC "ADM-Food Products", Moscow
JSC "GALA", Moscow;
JSC "Belok", Moscow;
"Dera Food Technology N.V.", Moscow;
"Herbalife International of America", USA;
"OY FINNSOYPRO LTD", Finland;
LLC "Salon Sport-Service", Moscow;
"Intersoya", Moscow.

But those who, according to the same state register, actively use GMOs in their products:

Kelloggs (Kelloggs) - produces breakfast cereals, including corn flakes
Nestle (Nestlé) - produces chocolate, coffee, coffee drinks, baby food
Heinz Foods (Hayents Foods) - produces ketchups, sauces
Hersheys (Hersheys) - produces chocolate, soft drinks
Coca-Cola (Coca-Cola) - Coca-Cola, Sprite, Fanta, Kinley tonic
McDonalds (McDonald's) - a chain of fast food restaurants
Danon (Danone) - produces yoghurts, kefir, cottage cheese, baby food
Similac (Similac) - produces baby food
Cadbury (Cadbury) - produces chocolate, cocoa
Mars (Mars) - produces chocolate Mars, Snickers, Twix
PepsiCo (Pepsi-Cola) - Pepsi, Mirinda, Seven-Up.

E101 and E101A (B2, riboflavin)
E150 (caramel);
E153 (carbonate);
E160a (beta-carotene, provitamin A, retinol);
E160b (annatto);
E160d (lycopene);
E234 (lowland);
E235 (natamycin);
E270 (lactic acid);
E300 (vitamin C – ascorbic acid);
E301 - E304 (ascorbates);
E306 - E309 (tocopherol / vitamin E);
E320 (VNA);
E321 (VNT);
E322 (lecithin);
E325 - E327 (lactates);
E330 (citric acid);
E415 (xanthine);
E459 (beta-cyclodextrin);
E460 -E469 (cellulose);
E470 and E570 (salts and fatty acids);
fatty acid esters (E471, E472a&b, E473, E475, E476, E479b);
E481 (sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate);
E620 - E633 (glutamic acid and glutomates);
E626 - E629 (guanylic acid and guanylates);
E630 - E633 (inosinic acid and inosinates);
E951 (aspartame);
E953 (isomaltite);
E957 (thaumatin);
E965 (maltinol).

Sometimes the names of additives are indicated on the labels only in words; you also need to be able to navigate them.

It is impossible to determine the taste and smell of GM products. However, products that do not spoil, are not consumed by pests (that's where their benefits are :)) and look too good, may arouse suspicion. Of course, I don’t encourage you to buy bitten rotten vegetables :)

When buying vegetables at the market from local gardeners, you also cannot be 100% sure of their safety. After all, all this applies to seeds.

Conclusion: GMO products are beneficial to those who make money from selling them. All! Products with altered DNA do not provide any obvious benefit to humans (I do not consider the economic side), and it is not possible to fully prove (given the current state of the world order) the harm.

I hope I didn’t instill panic in anyone and no one will run to gnaw on stones. :) This information is not propaganda, but is intended for thought. Everyone decides for himself what he eats and for what purpose.

Taking into account the ubiquity of unadvertised chemical additives, the use of GM raw materials and other nasty things, you need to be very careful about what you buy in grocery stores.

Firstly, let me start with the fact that it is quite difficult to determine the presence of GMOs in a product in a laboratory.

There is a huge margin of error. This time.

And two is that the determination method itself is far from perfect. The gene is inserted into a specific section of DNA. And if, for example, the gene is inserted incorrectly, not into this designated link, then it will not be detected. Just like they won’t detect the built-in gene of any other type of GM organism - because it’s a different gene, and built into a different link. And they are looking for a specific match.

Well, for example. Let's take potatoes. GM potatoes with the scorpion gene. When entering the laboratory, the first thing they will do is check how many registered types of GM potatoes are allowed for sale in the Russian Federation.

For example, 3. One - with a snowdrop gene inserted in one part of the chain, another with a crocodile gene inserted in a completely different place, and a third with a Colorado potato beetle gene inserted in a different section of DNA.

Thus, even if your potato is definitely GMO, but certification for this type of GMO has not been obtained, the scorpion gene will never be determined. Simply because going through the entire DNA strand and checking it thoroughly for ALL POSSIBLE invariant insertions is an almost impossible task! In any case, it is so expensive and time-consuming that it is unrealistic.

And now - attention.

In Russia there are very few types of registered and approved for sale of GM products.

GMO food is dangerous!

This was proven by Professor Ermakova Irina Vladimirovna in experiments with laboratory animals. The results of these experiments are terrifying. Ermakova I.V. calls on all scientists to repeat these simple experiments. The consumption of genetically modified plants (GMOs) does not only lead to the death of animals. Where GM plants are grown, soil bacteria have begun to disappear.

In addition, GM plants are appearing that can displace conventional species. A state moratorium (as, for example, in France) on the import and use of GMOs in agriculture and the food industry is urgently needed.

It is also necessary to equip laboratories to monitor the presence of GMOs in food products.

In the meantime... there is not only a ban, but also no possibility of monitoring the presence of GMOs in products by government services.

BUT THIS DOES NOT MEAN AT ALL THAT THERE ARE FEW GMOs IN RUSSIA. THIS ONLY MEANS THAT IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO IDENTIFY IN OUR LABORATORIES.

Therefore, forget about labeling. We will go a different way.

To begin with, it should be clear that the GROWING of GM products is prohibited on the territory of the Russian Federation, but their sale to the public is permitted. Naturally, they, the bastards, need our lands, and we ourselves are the ballast that they are trying to get rid of.

Therefore, products grown on state farms in the Russian Federation are most likely not GM products. If state farms purchase seeds from a reliable source, or use their own seed fund, then this is definitely a pure species.

However, the problem is that today there are almost no state farms left. All the land was bought or leased by foreign agricultural holdings (of course, registered under the Russian Uncle Vasya). So, these agricultural holdings are sowing and planting outright disgusting things in our country. And they sprinkle it generously with the same nasty stuff.

Especially in the case of rent. They take the land for 5 years and kill it thoroughly during this time. All sorts of GMOs, fertilizers, growth hormones and Roundups.

Basically, these products were used for processing - into chips, for example, canning, soups and fast food, briquettes... etc. Because before people didn’t take such fruits and vegetables. While there were still normal ones, people could compare and choose.

That's why, try to buy as few semi-finished products as possible- dumplings, dumplings, pancakes, pizza, etc. These products, as a rule, are simply stuffed with transgenes.

However, now there are almost no quality vegetables left. Private farmers just have fewer and fewer of them. Again, how conscientious are they and what seeds do they buy?.. Basically, everyone has already been taught about GMO poison, and in any case, IN THEIR REGION they don’t sell nasty stuff. If they grow something nasty, they go sell it away from home.

By the way, in our country we still grow a sufficient amount of truly high-quality, elite products. Only all of it is exported. And in exchange we are supplied with GMOs.

Now about specific products.

I am convinced that hypermarkets mainly sell poison. In any case, imported products that fall into our hypernets are products of large food transcorporations. It’s stupid to think that their food can be natural. Ordinary Russian farmers will not end up on the hypermarket counter. In order for, for example, CROSSROAD to take your goods, you need to pay several tens of thousands of dollars in bribes. The same goes for other networks.

However, basically All of our traditional cereals are non-GMO. Including edible peas and beans. Bye. (I'm not talking about green peas). They are already starting to buy American GMO wheat, and they are exporting their own quality wheat.

Mostly, wheat We still have a good one. How and flour and pasta.

Rice. Question. Krasnodar seems to be natural. Expensive varieties of rice, famous ones, are also real. Basmatti, for example. Anything steamed and polished there is highly doubtful.

Buckwheat. Ideal cereal. It is also a raw food grain - buckwheat can be poured with water or kefir overnight and it will swell and become porridge. This porridge can be eaten raw. This is most useful!!! In extreme cases, you can boil it. And buckwheat is also valuable because it cannot be modified genetically. :))) In a word - blissful food.

Same thing about white cabbage. It is not GMO. Can not be. Therefore, eat with confidence. Stew, boil, make salads, ferment, bake, nibble on leaves... It’s so healthy! Especially for our region.

All other crops are genetically modified.

So how can we determine them?

Let's start with fruits then.

Fruit trees from the countries of the former USSR are definitely not GMO. Therefore, you can take Russian apples, and Abkhaz tangerines, and Uzbek pomegranates, and grapes... Russian cherries, berries... all this is ours, native and natural.

But the situation with the countries of Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Israel, India, China, Latin America, Argentina, the USA, Canada, and Europe is not at all so rosy. Transgenes have been grown there for a long time. Transgenic bananas, oranges, kiwi, grapes, and further down the list... Finishing corn, tomatoes and green peas. Therefore, I do not advise you to take risks. Yes, avocados seem to still be real - they smell good, and have a distinct taste... and there are quite good pineapples... but you can't run into trouble...

Imported strawberries the natural one definitely won’t come to us. You know yourself how strawberries smell and last for how long they last from the garden. Or from grandma's basket. It has nothing in common with what is called strawberry and sold in stores.

This, by the way, is one of the basic rules: natural product smells. It smells like nectar. It smells fragrant. GMOs either don’t smell, or they smell “somehow wrong”, unpleasant.

For example, do you like the way they smell? bananas? I don't. I lived in Egypt for a long time, and I know what REAL bananas smell like. It's the same with taste. The natural product is delicious. I want to eat it. GMO - has a somewhat repulsive taste.

Remember this rule . If you bought a product, but its taste seems repulsive, unpleasant, or tasteless to you, do not eat it. This is a sure sign of poison. It will not bring you health.

A few words about China.

I wouldn't buy Chinese products at all. Except for dried seaweed. Everything else is doubtful. Even tea GMO. Absolutely GM Chinese pears. In the state where they grow these pears, all the bees have died out. And they pollinate these pears by hand. Tobacco, it was with GMO tobacco that China began its transgenization many years ago.

Yes, here’s another important point. GM products are sterile. And it has little or no growth momentum. That is, if you eat mandarin, and the seed in it already contains a green living embryo, this is a real tangerine. And he is full of vitality. This rule applies to all products.

Potatoes, if they grow, are already a good indicator. It is most likely non-GMO. And certainly not treated with radiation. Yes, yes, now to store the potato harvest, it is industrially irradiated with radiation. So that it doesn't germinate. And then in the spring they sell it to us.

Regarding cheeses and milk. Basically, now they have begun to add GM yeast to cheeses. By the way, Oltermani is also in doubt. Because wherever microbiological starter is written, we are talking about GM bacteria.

GM sourdough in almost all sour cream. The best option is cream (sour cream) from a private milkmaid. Absolutely precisely modified all dairy products bear the “BIO” sign. biokefirs, bioyogurts, etc. I looked at the certificates. These are GM components.

Soybeans all modified. DO NOT believe that they sell you a good one. As well as milk powder, cream powder. They are almost always diluted with soy milk. Soy is also in sweets, butter bars. Confectioner- cakes made with vegetable cream are GM soy cream.

The badyazhat is the same cottage cheese. Read the composition carefully. Taste it. Find one that's good and stick with it. Or buy from a private seller.

One of the most reliable sources of healthy products is our Slavic grandparents (not to be confused with migrant stalls, where they mainly bring the same low-quality imported products)

Bread, which stays fresh for a long time, almost certainly contains GMOs. Products from companies such as Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Mars, Cattberry, Snickers was exposed by Greenpeace for using transgenes. Absolutely do not buy the products NESTLE, DANONE, Similac. That's where the weapon of genocide is. They screwed up on many counts. And GMOs are among the first. In general, it’s better not to take imported goods... Although. Now almost all Russian enterprises have been bought out by the same foreign transcorporations. And they sell the same nonsense there under Russian brands...

GMOs are not planted in Belarus. You can buy from them green peas and other canned goods. That's why milk they have high quality. It tastes so different from ours. In Russia, too, there are zones that have declared themselves GMO-free. For example, Belgorod region. Feel free to buy their products. From potatoes to granulated sugar and milk.

Lots of GMO drugs now. It's better to avoid them altogether. Starting from GM interferon... and ending with GM insulin... GM food supplements...

BUT IN GENERAL, YOU CAN LIVE. It's difficult at first, but then you can learn to navigate. Follow the basic rules and trust your body. Eat more homemade, natural foods, then your sensitivity to chemicals will increase sharply.

Well, land already. Have your own potatoes, currants, strawberries, cherries and apples from the garden…. - this is so wonderful!!!

Probability of GMO content in the product

When purchasing products in a store based on labels (for examples of labels and comments on them, see the appendix), you can indirectly determine the likelihood of containing GMOs in the product.

If the label states that the product is made in the USA and contains soybeans, corn, rapeseed or potatoes, there is a very high chance that it contains GM components.

Most products based on soybeans, produced not in the USA, but outside of Russia, can also be transgenic. If the label proudly says "vegetable protein", it is most likely soybeans and very likely transgenic.

GMOs can often be hidden behind E indices. However, this does not mean that all E supplements contain GMOs or are transgenic. You just need to know which E can, in principle, contain GMOs or their derivatives.

This is, first of all, soy lecithin or lecithin E 322: binds water and fats together and is used as a fatty element in infant formula, cookies, chocolate, Riboflavin (B2) otherwise known as E 101 and E 101A, can be produced from GM microorganisms. It is added to cereals, soft drinks, baby food and weight loss products. Caramel (E 150) and xanthan (E 415) can also be produced from GM grains.

Other additives that may contain GM ingredients: E 153, E 160d, E 161c, E 308-9, E-471, E 472a, E 473, E 475, E 476b, E 477, E479a, E 570, E 572, E 573, E 620, E 621 , E 622, E 633, E 624, E 625, E951. Sometimes the names of additives are indicated on the labels only in words; you also need to be able to navigate them. Let's look at the most common components.

Soybean oil: Used in sauces, spreads, cakes and deep-fried foods in fat form to add extra flavor and quality.

Vegetable oil or vegetable fats: most often found in cookies and tightly fried foods such as chips.

Maltodextrin: A type of starch that acts as a "priming agent" used in baby foods, powdered soups, and powdered desserts.

Glucose or glucose syrup: Sugar, which can be made from corn starch, is used as a sweetener. Found in drinks, desserts and fast food.

Dextrose: like glucose, it can be produced from corn starch. Used in cakes, chips and cookies to achieve a brown color. Also used as a sweetener in high-energy sports drinks.

Aspartame, aspasvit, aspamix: The sweetener, which can be produced using a GM bacterium, is restricted for use in a number of countries and is reported to have many complaints, mainly related to blackout syndrome, from consumers in the United States. Aspartame is found in carbonated water, diet sodas, chewing gum, ketchups, etc.

In fact, modified starch is produced chemically without the use of genetic engineering. But starch itself may be of genetically engineered origin if it was obtained from GM corn or GM potatoes.

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