John B. Fagan

Genetically engineered foods are being produced and sold without regard for human health, and their many damaging effects will be irreversible, John B. Fagan argues in the following viewpoint. Fagan maintains that genetically engineered foods are inadequately tested and that genetic manipulation can produce unanticipated and harmful side effects, such as the introduction of dangerous allergens and toxins into foods that were previously safe. Fagan is a professor of molecular biology and chemistry at Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. What is the assumption of the food industry and government concerning genetically engineered foods, according to Fagan?
2. According to Fagan, what is the origin of many weaknesses in plants, animals, and humans?
3. In the author’s opinion, why will the health-damaging effects of genetic engineering be...