assignment #4: Fast Food, Store bought Food, Any Food ...

The food that we eat can be dangerous, any time we buy food that is out of season were buying genetically modified foods. When we buy genetically modified foods we run the risk of short term side effects. Scientists sometimes modify our fruits and vegetables to repell pesticides ,so that they wont die after they are sprayed. If the plants are able to repell chemicals ,then is it safe for us to ingest them. The stuff that they used to inject the vegetables with is strong enough to resist the pesticides, which makes me think, what can it do to our bodies? Farmers also feed cows and chickens food to make them grow faster. They feed chickens special food so that they are almost fully grown in 49 days ,which is harmfull to us and the animals. They feed cows corn ,which makes them gain weight quicker than if we fed them grass. There is a problem with this method, research shows that feeding cows corn can give them ecoli which would give the consumer ecoli. Ten days ago I didn't know about any of this ,I was eating beef, chicken, and spaghettios thinking that all this food was fine to eat. Meanwhile I could have gotten ecoli or salmonella and died because our government thinks that we don't need to know these things. That is disturbing.