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Currently, transgenic crops have increased throughout the world. However, scientists around the world still do not agree on their safety. Consumer associations and some scientists argue that not enough tests have been carried out on humans and that these foods represent a danger to the environment as they contaminate the native seeds of many countries, while the large transnationals and other researchers maintain that transgenic foods are the solution to world hunger and are harmless. The reality is that there are currently many countries where there is no legislation on the labeling of transgenic, so consumers do not have a choice. The objective of this article is to collect information about the history, legislation, and the development of methodologies to detect transgenic elements in food, as well as to evaluate the arguments for and against the consumption of transgenic foods.
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