Issues of GM food

[akira88]

Okay I've looked for lots of points illustrating the issues of GM food, but I have a feeling I'm missing big ones:

-Instability in genetic makeup; genetically modified crops carry the risk of genome scrambling at the site of gene insertion.
-Gene transfer to non-target species: target species may cross-pollinate with other wild species and as a result affect the gene pool of said wild species/create problem weeds
-Health risks- allergens, transfer of selection markers, unknown effects
-Loss of flora biodiversity
-"Tampering" with nature

Could anyone contribute something else that's not on the list? Thanks
(It's also a shame that the biology board isn't as animated as the chemistry one )

[sillysmile]

I have a supp sac, tomorrow on gm foods.
so I will look at some possible risks and benefits and post them up here (if they aren't already here)