"The Veil" Reflection

     Food are now being Genetically engineered. The Genetically modified organimis (GMO) are developed by transferring genes and their traits from one organisms to another. The benefits of GMO technology are that it increases yield, enhance nutrition, and increase drought resistance crops. It is also primarily used to create GMO crops that are Herbicide-tolerant; which the application of herbicide will not destroy the crops. The concerns of GMO technology are the unknown health consequences, unintended transfer of genes, loss of biodiversity, and private companies controlling the world food production. Food production is a massive industry which leads to corporations protecting their earnings by passing laws and regulations. The food libel law, patent law, and the cheeseburger law were all passed in protecting the food industry. The major law that was passed was the food labeling law, this allowed companies to print out certain information on labels. This keeps consumers in the dark with out knowing what is in their food and how it is produced; with this it  helps to keep everything running smoothly, keep prices low, and keep people from developing unnecessary fears. 
     The consequences -both positive and negative- of companies owning the genetic information in the seed is that it helps companies to take ownership of the seed and produce a lot of money for themselves; however, it puts them in the position of hiding things from the consumers that will jeopardize the company, and this leads them to creating laws and regulations. This situation  compared to downloading music from "free" sites is almost similar because downloading music for free is taking away the income that the artist or the company would have been receiving. This is the reason why regulations and laws are created. 
     If I could no longer have the tradition in my family because someone now legally claims it I would think it is unfair and try to fight for my right to continue my tradition without them owning it. Maybe health educators will be more effective then warning labels for food. They can talk to the people, especially the youth, about the food they eat and the bad things that is in it that can cause future health problems. The pros and cons of the people who have been in the industry who are now becoming regulators working for the government is they are knowledgeable about the regulations, and might be reasonable and impartial making it; however, the problem is the regulators have to remain objective towards the people they may know in the industry, and the other con is that they might make regulations in favor of a company.