The right of knowing the product. The consumers have rights to know what they are eating. Some GM foods occur due to the adoption of the genetically modified ingredients and the cross-contamination of other genetically modified food during the processing. But, for the cost of labeling, many producers don’t note whether the foods they sell are GM foods. Therefore, in fact the GM foods are not known clearly by consumers.The right of health. The consumers have rights to know the concerns of GM foods and make a clear decision to choose or not choose GM foods by themselves. GM foods may pose the long term health risks to human. For instance, Many children in the US and Europe have developed life-threatening allergies to peanuts and other foods. There is a possibility that introducing a gene into a plant may create a new allergen or cause an allergic reaction in susceptible individuals. Extensive testing of GM foods may be required to avoid the possibility of harm to consumers with food allergies. In addition, There is a growing concern that introducing foreign genes into food plants may have an unexpected and negative impact on human health. On the whole, with the exception of possible allergenicity, scientists believe that GM foods do not present a risk to human health.
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