Frankenfood
noun[CorU]
informaldisapproving(alsofrankenfood)uk/ˈfræŋ.kən.fuːd/us/ˈfræŋ.kən.fuːd/foodor acropthat has beengeneticallymodified(= having had some oftheirgeneschangedscientifically):
Somestudiesclaimthat these Frankenfoods cancausehealthissues.
Opponents of GMcropscallthem frankenfood,reflectingconcernsabouttheirsafety.
See also
Frankenstein
- Plantbiotechnologyfacesoppositionfrom someconsumers, whocalltheresults"Frankenfood".
- ThetermFrankenfood firstappearedearly in thedebateover GMfood.
- These frankenfoods have hadtheirgeneticstructurechanged.
- Arguments against Frankenfoodsrelateto bothhealthandenvironmentalconcenrs.
- The word "Frankenfood" wasintroducedbyopponentsofgeneticallyengineeredcrops.
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