The technology, which supply new properties to the organism by transferring gene from one organism to another or by interference to genetic structure, is called “Gene Technology”.  Foods’ genetic structures are changed by this technology and these foods are called “Genetically Modified Foods”.

Ripening delayed tomatoes in 1994 is a first example of genetically modified food. The safety of these foods is at issue. There are several risks of these foods. They are;

• Genetically modified foods may gain undesirable properties.
• The preservation of genetic variety in one specie is difficult. The technology make farmer to produce only one type fertile plants.
• The technology may cause undesirable degeneration. So, surprisingly, low quality products may be obtained.
• Genetically modified foods may change the microbial flora of the soil. It may cause deperdition of essential microorganisms on soil. This ruin natural balance.
• When genetically altered microorganisms are consumed with food products, they may consolidate with human or animal organism. His combination may cause deperdition, metamorphosis, or any other strange organisms.
• If the foods which were made antibiotic resistant by gene technology are consumed, it may give the same property to human. This cause failure of antibiotic-based treatments.
• By this technology transferred genes may contaminate to other organisms undesirably. This may cause biologic disaster.
• As a ring of nature chain, insects may be influenced by genetically modified foods and insects can develop resistant mechanism.
• Even beneficial foods that carry toxic effect genes can cause human illness.
• There is a risk of formation one kind of flora.
• Other organisms in the same medium may be influenced by genetically modified foods.

As a result of the studies which have been carried on by WWF-TURKEY, many food products in European countries such as England, Italy, Spain, Greece, Finland, and Poland, which  includes harmful food additives. These chemicals are very dangerous for especially pregnant and children. After examination of fundamental foods such as cheese, fish, olive oil, meat, artificial chemicals that are used in industry have found in them.

Phthalates have been found in olive oil, cheese, and meat; organochlorine, an insecticide, has been found in fish and meat; also musk has been found in fish.

According to WWF’s report, people don’t become ill immediately after they consume these foods. But these chemicals have long term bad effects on human health.

Sandra Jen, who runs the detox campaign, said that learning that even in daily diet we consume such chemicals is very amazing.

Clostridium botulinum is spor former bacterium which exists in soil, spring water and sea. Canned foods are the important source of C. botulinum, because it easily can multiply in anaerobic conditions. C. botulinum causes causes the flaccid muscular paralysis seen in botulism by producing neurotoxin botulin.

Clostridium botulinum Protection

• When you buy canned foods, you must not buy damaged, broken, chapped one or the one that include bulge.Bulge is the indication of the bacterial growth.
• You shouln’t make canned foods at home, because there is a big probability that you may not kill C. botulinum.
• If you keep canned foods at home, you should control them before use. If there is bulge, you must not open the package and taste it.

Staphlylococcus aureus is exist in normal flora of mucus, throat. Also, it exist on abscess, acne, infected wound and cuts. The main source of the S. aureus is human who deal with foods. It can easily multiply, especially in milk and milk products, salads, cream cake, other sweets and raw meats.  S. aureus can cause a range of illnesses from minor skin infections, such as pimples, impetigo (may also be caused by Streptococcus pyogenes), boils, cellulitis folliculitis, furuncles, carbuncles, scalded skin syndrome and abscesses, to life-threatening diseases such as pneumonia, meningitis, osteomyelitis, endocarditis, Toxic shock syndrome (TSS), and septicemia.

Staphlylococcus aureus Protection

• You should attend to personal hygiene during preparing and serving foods.
• You should not taste the meal with the utensils with which you mix them.

To provide personal hygiene;

• You should wash your hands frequently.
• You should keep your nails short. When you prepare foods, you shouldn’t use nail polish and jewellery
• If there is wound or cut on your hand, you sould close it wetproof bandage.
• While you are preparing food, you should wear glove and mask