Genetically modified foods, business, and health effects | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News

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The common social concerns are the country’s high mortality rate, poverty, and malnutrition. But for health concerns, the advice is usually to reduce fats, cholesterols, and sugar intake, improve nutrition and a good diet, do not smoke and so on to avoid health issues.

However, the fact is food is about health and healthy living, but less is heard about the need to promote organic food eating in a world where innovation is now widespread in Agric-Business and farming, with the genetically engineering of crops and foods.

Enhanced food production through genetical modification of the foods may be everywhere considering the economic woes, shrinking disposable income and the poor affordability of many. In a country where many shun moral and ethical values, much is expected from the Research Institutes, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control , Consumer Protection Council, and other sister agencies to regulate, control, and set standards for genetically modified foods. Although there has been no evidence of detrimental or toxic effects from the use of genetically modified foods in the country, the truth is that no one can predict all its consequences.

 

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