Over- Reactions And Under- Reactions

The author has seen many (admittedly unfair) editorial cartoons about genetically modified foods. For example:

                                                            This is an over- reaction.

Your "Frankenfood" apple is not going to bite you back. In fact, it is probably not going to do you any physical damage at all.

                                                          This is also an over-reaction.                                                     Once again, genetically modified food is perfectly safe- to eat. All the paranoia surrounding it is just that. Paranoia.

(Actually, this one's pretty cool.)

Good Grief.

 If you eat foods that are bought at your local supermarket, you eat genetically modified food. And if you are reading this, you probably haven't transformed into a gigantic mutant piece of celery; don't be paranoid about the effects it has on you, as a consumer.

Although gigantic mutant plants would, once again, be pretty cool. Like in The Day Of The Triffids by John Wyndham.

But unfortunately for coolness, that is not the problem. 

                                                        This is the man-eating monster.

Miss the Triffids?