GM Foods

Genetically Modified Foods have been around since 1994 and are going nowhere fast. It started with tomatoes as consumers expressed an interest in delayed ripening. The most "modified" products nowadays are corn, soy products, rice, and canola, although salmon is apparently next on the list. This is not to be confused with pesticides which are an entirely different nightmare. It's easy to say GM foods are bad and stand firmly against it, but it does have its benefits. What if your favorite fruit/vegetable was on the verge of extinction but genetic modification could save it? Such was the case with papayas in Hawaii in the early '90s. Obviously it is not something to try out in your backyard and I'm not exactly sure how I feel about it either, but don't be so quick to judge something that may save millions of people from starvation.

Click for more info from Health Canada: GM Foods and how they regulate it: Canadian Regulations