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There is no question that genetically-modified foods should be banned. Simply because you 'can' do a thing, does not mean you 'should', and in the case of genetically-modified foods, the risks far outweigh the benefits.

For example, there are a number of cases in the medical records which show that people have died or been rendered comatose for extended periods of time - some never regaining consciousness - from allergic reactions to genetically-modified foods which had allergens "patched" into a previously non-allergenic food. There is no way of knowing just which genes are patched into any given food product, and in the case of the severely reactive, the results are deadly. The costs in dollars and emotionally are astronomical.

Peanuts and tree nuts have both been proved to cause severe allergic reactions in some individuals - to the point where people, especially children, have died from exposure to levels in the PPB - Parts Per Billion - range; and genes from both are commonly used in genetic tampering. When examination has been done to find the offending food source, some cases have been found where an otherwise acceptable vegetable turned out to have been genetically modified. Such problems will only increase if the number and variety of foods that are on the market and are genetically modified are allowed to continue.

While the world is over-populated with humans, as someone with severe allergies to a number of common foods, I can certainly testify to the angst, misery, and suffering that go with a severe allergic reaction - not to mention risk of death. Have you ever had hives "stacked 3 layers deep, like hamburgers on a plate" (as the ER doctor described them) all over your body, including hives down your throat and on the soles of your feet? I have. How does a person breathe through hives in the throat, hm? With great difficulty.

Also, I am allergic to the medications commonly given to combat such reactions unless they are topically applied so the dose can be carefully regulated. So - not only can a person with such a reaction not swallow a medication, due to the hives, but they often can't be given shots, either, and if they are unconscious, there is no one to notify medical personnel of the added problem. Medical alert jewelry only works if the medical personnel look for it, and many times, they don't. Lastly, like many people, I live alone.

I'm not the only one. I have a friend with asthma which is triggered by allergens. She has already had one

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