Yesterday someone told me that when a food package says "[partially] produced with genetic engineering," that means it has added chemicals in it - no, it just means some component of it had its genetic code altered(or its source plant did). And even so, man-made chemicals aren't necessarily bad for us, and natural chemicals aren't necessarily good for us either.
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I am all for GMOs but I am a bit scared since about 7 a people a year die from GMOs. It is a rare occurrence but the proteins of some foods are altered so your body can reject it and you have an allergic reaction so bad your body shuts down within 15 minutes. Most large food companies cover their deaths up though.
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I learned it in school but a simple google search shows this http://responsibletechnology.org/genetically-engineered-foods-may-cause-rising-food-allergies-part-one/
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Something to consider is that foods are genetically modified, even if it's not using GE technology. Regardless of what you believe, foods are modified to make them more palatable, including corn. And any time you have an organism reproduce, you will have errors introduced into the code that could have an effect on the organism consuming it. People want to attack foods that use explicit GE, but don't consider that even the grapefruit was created through exposure to radiation.
You cannot attack GE foods for issues without considering that almost all other foods(including "organic") are modified genetically, and that while you might support GE tech, you may also be ignorant in some fields, including in the safety aspect.
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