This document discusses genetically modified foods (GMOs) and public attitudes towards them. It provides statistics showing the global production of major GMO crops and countries growing them. It also summarizes various studies that have found health issues with GMOs, such as fertility problems in mice fed GM corn and high mortality in hamsters fed GM soy. The document discusses concerns from Islamic scholars about GMOs containing genes from pigs. It notes that surveys found women to be more cautious about GMOs than men. The document outlines Malaysia's regulations on GMO labeling and concludes that increasing consumer knowledge about GMO benefits could help lower risk perceptions.

1. Are you sure
what you EAT ?

2. WHAT IS
GENETICALLY
MODIFIFIED
FOOD

7. OR
Grunert, K. G. (2005).

12. CALGENE

28. Insect resistance

29. Herbicide tolerance

30. Herbicide
tolerance

31. Virus
resistance

32. Insect
resistance
Canada, Unite
d States

33. MAJOR GMO CROP
PRODUCTION
COUNTRIES ON 2006
AROUND THE WORLD

35. CANADA 10%
CHINA 3%
USA
20% INDIA
5%
PHILIPPINES
BRASIL 5%
PARAGUAY
55% 10%
URUGUAY 40%
SOUTH AFRICA AUSTRALIA
ARGENTINA 10% 5%
45%

36. GMO’s crop are start
increasing
rapidly in
the world market from year
2000 until now.

42. Islam too forbids eating
of pork, and Islamic
scholars have also
raised

43. concern about the
theoretical production of
foods with genes from
pigs.

48. Will Effect

50. Genetically modified
food controversies

51. RESEARCH BY
Monsanto (American multinational
agricultural biotechnology corporation
headquartered in Creve Coeur, Missouri.)

52. Corn

53. Monsanto
has revealed that half of the US’s sweet corn
farms are planted with genetically modified
seed. Mice fed with GM corn were discovered to
have
smaller offspring and
fertility problems.

54. Soy

55. Hamsters fed with GM soy were
unable to have offspring and
suffered a high mortality
rate.

56. Rice

57. China Daily
an online journal, reported potential serious
public health and environment problems
with
genetically modified rice
considering its tendency to cause allergic
reactions with the concurrent possibility of
gene transfers.

58. Tomatoes

59. In a test conducted to determine the safety of
GM tomatoes, some animal subjects
died within a few weeks
after consuming GM tomatoes

60. Dairy products

61. Milk from cows contains increased levels of
IGF-1 (insulin growth factors-1).
Humans also have IGF-1 in their system.
Scientists have expressed concerns that
increased levels of IGF-1 in
humans have been associated with
colon and breast cancer.

64. Researcher show that Women
are more cautious on food

65. result of
“cautions of GMO’s food among
Female & Male”
on years 2006
MALE LIKELY = 47%

66. result of
“cautions of GMO’s food among
Female & Male”
on years 2006
MALE LIKELY = 47% FEMALE LIKELY = 30%

67. result of
“cautions of GMO’s food among
Female & Male”
on years 2006
MALE LIKELY = 47% FEMALE LIKELY = 30%
MALE UNLIKELY = 46%

68. result of
“cautions of GMO’s food among
Female & Male”
on years 2006
MALE LIKELY = 47% FEMALE LIKELY = 30%
MALE UNLIKELY = 46% FEMALE UNLIKELY = 61%

69. VIDEO OF “The Health Dangers of Genetically
Modified Foods” pt. 1 – 6
on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94d-KVorSHM

72. As of June 14, 2010, new regulations
regarding the labeling of genetically
modified organisms (GMOs) in food have
been enacted in Malaysia through

75. Malaysian signed the Cartagena Protocol on
Biosafety (CPB) on May 24, 2000

78. under Section 61, which states that
“Factors Influencing Malaysian Public Attitudes to Agro-Biotechnology”, (Latifah
Amin, 2010, )

81. objective
of implementing mandatory
GMO labeling is to provide
consumers
with additional information
and increase consumer
choice.

83. Malaysian consumers maybe know about the
existence of the GMF but do not have enough
understanding of the underlying concept,
which might be influencing their purchasing
intentions regarding GMF.

84. As Malaysian consumers are found to show
greater concerns for the risks attached with the
GM food, it is suggested that more efforts
should be laid by the policymakers from
government and industry to increase
knowledge about benefits of GM food.

85. This increased knowledge is a key to help lower
the consumers‟ perception level of risks and
lever the perceived quality in turn (Klerck &
Sweeney, 2007; Linh, 2009).

87. REFERENCE

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