For thousands of years, humans have been genetically enhancing other organisms through the practice of breeding. According to the Oxford dictionary, something that has been genetically modified “contains genetic material that has been artificially altered so as to produce a desired characteristic”. A few decades ago, the first genetically modified crop was created, it was a tomato that had a long shelf life, and with the advance of technology and genetic engineering, GM crops started to spread throughout the world. Genetic modifications allow crops to become resistant to drought and infestations; however, they seem to cause allergic reactions and overall dangerous effects on the environment and on health. We currently consume GM foods without even knowing it. Are the fruits and vegetables we eat safe? Has the potato, sliced to create our deliciously flavored chips, been genetically modified? All genetically modified foods should be labeled because the consumers deserve to know that what they are putting in their bodies was altered in a way that may affect their long-term health. Moreover, people should ne taught of the risks of genetically modified food consumption at a young age, so that they develop awareness and make the right decisions. Today, in order to determine the safety of GMO consumption, several laboratory experiments are being held on animals such as mice and rats: most of them depict unsatisfactory results. For example, three different groups of students from different schools fed some mice junk foods containing GMOs, and the results were similar for each group of students; the mice became violent, unfriendly and anxious (Smith, 2004). Not only does genetically engineered food negatively modify the behavior of its consumer, but it also deteriorates the consumer’s health. Nutrition is usually taken to be important for mental and physical health. Anslow’s (2008) study exemplified the following: Indian news agencies reported that thousands of sheep allowed to graze on BT cotton crop residues had died suddenly. Further cases of livestock deaths followed in 2007. There have also been reports of allergy-like symptoms among Indian laborers in BT cotton fields. In 2002, the only trial ever to involve human beings appeared to show that altered genetic material from GM soybeans not only survives in the human gut, but may even pass its genetic material to bacteria within the digestive system. (Para 8) Various health problems increased after the introduction of genetically modified foods to the market: from chronic illnesses and food allergies to reproductive disorders and digestion harms. Genetically modified organisms must therefore be a main factor causing problems. We can conclude that GMOs can be extremely damaging to our psychological and physical well being once consumed. We have to protect ourselves as well as future generations from such detrimental foods; their safety should be examined before being approved by food organizations. The authorization of genetically modified organisms is enormously important since genetic engineering is a recent innovation that is still being experimentally monitored. Subsequently, genetically engineered foods have apparently never been safety tested by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In fact, it’s up to the biotech companies to determine the safety of genetically engineered foods (Jaffe, 2001, Para 5). It is obvious that the information provided by seed companies may be modified in order to appear as conforming to the safety regulations. Throughout his article, Smith (2004) accused Monsanto, an American multinational chemical and agricultural biotechnology corporation, of ri