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seek information and read the labels. This survey was applied to both males and females and 72% of them were under the age of 20 while 24% were older than 20 and only one person was older than the age of 50. These survey shows that the majority of people prefer organic food and they are aware of the fact that GM food has many disadvantages, yet they are still eating eat because of different reasons, such as price and taste. Several people do not recognize the function of genetic engineering. It allows genes to be transferred through any two organisms. It is highly used in many kinds of food and its impact on human beings’ health is still unknown. This type of food is considered to be safe and low-priced. In addition to that, it has a highly improved quality and it protects the environment from insects and many diseases. However, GM food increases the resistance to antibiotics

which increases the risk of the human being to be infected by diseases. Moreover, growing GM crops in a large scale may affect the wild life and the environment. Health organizations should put rules for GM food in order for people to be aware of its benefits and risks and stay healthy. One of these rules is mentioning whether the good sold is composed of GM ingredients or not and whether these additives stay in the final product of the food or not.