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Genetically Modified Foods (GMOs)

Yeh, D. A., Gómez, M. I., & Kaiser, H. M. (2019). Signalling impacts of GMO labelling on fruit

and vegetable demand. PLoS ONE, e0223910.

https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A604275451/SCIC?u=ko_k12hs_d30&sid=bookmark-

SCIC&xid=4c304a24

The authors utilized an experimental strategy in this work to investigate the possible

signalling effects of presence-claim and absence-claim text labels on GM fresh produce. The

findings indicate that the introduction of presence-claimed GM text labels, which are currently

available on the market owing to the federal government's passage of obligatory labelling, may

increase customer demand for unlabeled items. In contrast, the findings show that customer

demand for GM-labeled and non-GM-labeled items is generally stable, independent of market

possibilities.

This article's strengths include a thorough explanation, an introduction to the issue being

described, and a closing paragraph summarizing the results. The paper also employs data to

support its ideas and headings, thereby making it simpler for the reader to grasp what is being

discussed. There are no significant flaws in this article.

As it relates to studies on the effects of GMO labelling, this article can be used to highlight

the social, legal, and/or ethical implications of GMOs. Although there is no scientific proof that

genetically modified foods are damaging to human health, there is a perceived gap between

producers and consumers regarding the technology's acceptance and safety. A significant corpus

of work has examined consumer perceptions about GM foods during the last decade. While most

research elicit customers' willingness-to-pay (WTP), the WTP for GM goods is much lower than

for non-GM equivalents.

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Laudato si’ (24 May 2015): Francis. Laudato si’ (24 May 2015) | Francis. (2015, June 18).

https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-

francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si.html

The church's perspective is essentially balanced, they do not have a particularly positive or

negative view on GMOs. Saint John Paul II, for example, emphasized the positive effects of

advancements in science and technology as a demonstration of "the nobility of the human

vocation to participate responsibly in God's creative action," while also pointing out that "we

cannot intervene in one area of the ecosystem without paying due attention to the consequences

of such interference in other areas." He said firmly that the Catholic Church cherishes the

advantages derived from "the study and applications of molecular biology, supplemented by

other disciplines such as genetics, and its technological agricultural and industrial applications."

However, he warned that such acts should not lead to "indiscriminate genetic manipulation"

which ignores the negative repercussions of such changes.