For a long time there has been concern about the quality of the food we eat because of additives and contaminants. Recently genetically modified (GM) food has become more common, causing concern. Is this concern justified or not?

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Nowadays, many people are concerned about the type and quality of the

food

they consume. They claim

foods

that come from

crops are harmful and

has

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a possibility of causing cancer.

However

, there are few people who consider

such

concern unjustified including myself. In

this

essay, I will try to justify why I think

food

has little to be concerned about.

Firstly

, organic

foods

are generally expensive. Lower yields and higher quality of crops means prices of the

food

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are

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greater.

On the other hand

crops have higher yields and are usually resistant to pests and drought, leading to more affordable prices.

Such

foods

are beneficial in poor countries as

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they

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often

cost

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costs

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less and can be grown using very little water. Whereas limited production of organic

foods

requires plenty of labour work and farmer’s time as well.

Secondly

, there is no solid proof that

food

causes cancer or any other diseases. Several research

have

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has

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been done into

such

foods

but it has not managed to confirm any harmful effects on human health.

Moreover

, some organic

foods

are not entirely made from organic and may contain few ingredients of

food

For example

, since organic

foods

do not

last

long, many farmers and manufacturers use preservatives to store

food

for

longer

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time which helps them to save money. To conclude, it is up to people to decide what

food

they want and their choice of eating organic

food

However

, I believe

concern

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concerns

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about

food

are baseless and its positive impact outweighs the unproven negative effects.

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Coherence and Cohesion: 6.0

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