Everyone reads the news, but how do we share information that people will believe and trust? We must establish our credibility by utilizing factual information, providing a complete picture with regards with the topic being discussed, and being honest. This is what is being designed here in this mock news article in which it can also be ideally be replaced with any new source anyone can think of. Overall, the most significant thing to keep in mind is credibility.

 

A Mock News Article on Conveying the Truth of GMOs with regards with human health

Huffington Post

The Harmful Effects of GMOs have been debunked by Science

By Raymond Wu

 

Since the inception of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in 1973, it has brought the world an increase in crop yields, profits, and more nutritious foods to help sustain the human population. Unfortunately, due to the large suspicion that GMOs may potentially have a harmful impact on human health such as food allergies, and possible fears of gene transfer from GMOs to the human digestive tract, the public have substantially feared what was in their food. The creation of new species was new and skeptical. This is why there are various organizations such as the non-GMO Project and Organic Consumers Association have provided their resources to fight against GMOs particularly from Monsanto. Furthermore, this why the labels “organic” have been more appealing to consumers. However, throughout the years and even today, a plethora of studies have proven that there is no difference between GMOs and their non-GMO counterparts. In other words, GMOs are just as safe.

Through the use of the Codex Alimentarius Principles, the World Health Organization (WHO) concluded that genetically modified foods that are currently out on the markets have passed all over their own safety assessments and there were no signs of any harmful effects on human Health. Furthermore, while people are consuming thousands of genetically modified meals throughout the globe without any problem, this only further supports their claims. In addition, the National Academy of Sciences and the WHO confirmed that approximately 90% of the scientific community already believe that GMOs are safe for consumption, while on the contrary, a third of consumers agree with their statement. One might say that there are scientists that have signed that there is no consensus on the GMOs and their safety, however, when the numbers of scientists that believe that there are detrimental effects is being compared to the many thousands of scientists that believe it is otherwise, it doesn’t seem like much. It is clear that there is a disconnect between the consumers and the scientists which can be contributed by the poor communication of information between various sources.

However, this does not mean GMOs are completely beneficial.  Potentially, they may pose a threat to environmental health due to the fact that they can be accidentally released into the wild populations of various species, interacting with non-target organisms, the possibility of losing biodiversity, and the increase in use of chemicals when treating crops. As a result, chemical companies may take advantage of this phenomenon and lead to their dominance in the economy.  Fortunately, there are many safety assessments going on with regards with this as well.

 

 

 

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