Monday, May 24, 2010

GMOs

· Monsanto- The Monsanto company produced this website. Its purpose is to inform clients, potential clients, and the general public of their about their company, what they do, how they do it, and other facts about their company. They are bias towards the products their company produces/helps to produce. The information seems to be currents. The audience of the website can contact the company via produced e-mail and telephone numbers. The website is up to date and easy to navigate.

Scitable- This website is produced by the Nature Education group. The authors purpose is to inform the public about genetically modified foods, both the negatives and positives. I don't see a bias leaning towards either an opinion for or against GMOs. The intended audience seems to be the American public. The specific author is unknown but there are ways listed to contact the responsible group in charge of the website and its contents.

Say no to GMOs- I can not find a clear author of this website. The information provided is to inform the public of the dangers of GMOs. The bias of the author is against GMOs. The information is up to date. The intended audience is the general public. It is possible to contact the author but only through providing your own contact information and waiting for a response.


As of now I'm not concerned about eating GMOs, for the fact that I feel that most of the foods I consume are natural, or seem natural. My assumption about why the US does not require GMOs to be labeled is because of the economy of our nation. In comparison the US usually tends to have a higher unemployment rate then much of the EU. GMOs tend to be cheaper than other foods, therefore it is cheaper to feed the people.




1 comment:

  1. I'm like you in that I'm not too concerned about eating GMO's. However, I'm not to sure about them being so natural. A lot I know are chemicals, not food in a way you would normally think of. It is a good point that GMO's seem to be cheaper than other foods, but I would still rather know exactly what they consist of, what they do, and have them visibly labeled.

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