The problem with genetically modified foods Today we go down the stairs, enter the kitchen and open the refrigerator door. We see a bright red tomato, but it's really just a tomato. Nowadays, scientists have the technology to transfer DNA from one organism, for example a flounder, to another organism, a tomato. These are called genetically modified (GM) foods or organisms. This causes crops to grow at an unusually fast rate and up to twice the average size. We're getting more food in a shorter period of time, which seems great until you take a deeper look. The problem is that we have absolutely no idea when we are eating genetically modified foods, we do not know the long-term health effects that will result from these genetically modified crops, or the effect that GMOs will have on the environment. “When asked if they wanted genetically modified foods to be labeled, about nine in ten Americans said they did, in 2010” (Harmon and Pollack). The issue of labeling genetically modified foods has been a debated issue for at least ten years. The citizens of the United States have spoken over and over again. They want to know what they are putting in their bodies. Companies not labeling their products is equivalent to blindfolding someone, putting three cups in front of them and telling them to choose one and drink it. Many people wouldn't do this, because they have no idea whether it's a glass of water or a cup of dirt. They're scared. People have the same fear every time they take a bite of an apple or buy a stalk of corn. All they ask for is two letters on the label, "GM". Big companies, like Monsanto, don't want to label food products for fear of losing customers. “FDA and GMO advocates also say that labeling genetically modified foods would be complicated… middle of paper… yes, Dennis. “For both sides, bigger fish to fry.” The Washington Post Company. December 22, 2012: Print.Deike, John. “Monsanto find found in 75% of air and rain samples.” Ecowatch.com. 27 February 2014. Web. 16 April 2014. Ita, Monica. “Activists: Modified Corn Isn't That Sweet.” The Chicago Tribune. August 4, 2012: Print.Harmon, Amy and Andrew Pollack. “Battlelines Drawn in the United States Over Genetically Modified Foods.” Herald International Tribune. May 26th. 2012: PrintHealth Ranger. “GMOs a Go Go: The Truth About GMOs.” NaturalNews.org. January 31, 2013. Network. April 16, 2014. Hoffman, Eric. Interviewed by Kristen Udowitz. Linktv.org. Raisa Scriabine. Network. April 16, 2014.Mather, Robin. "Threats from genetically modified foods." Mother Earth News April 2012: 51. Print.Reville, William. “Let's open our minds and mouths to genetically modified foods.” Irish weather. October 17, 2013: print.