Question

What are potential risks of transgenic crops?

Answer 1

POTENTIAL RISK OF TRANSGENIC CROPS :

The issues surrounding objections to transgenic crops can be broadly grouped into concerns about

damage to human health
allergenicity
horizontal transfer and antibiotic resistance
eating foreign DNA
cauliflower mosaic virus promoter
changed nutrient levels

damage to the natural environment
Monarch butterfly
crop-to-weed gene flow
antibiotic resistance
leakage of GM proteins into soil
reductions in pesticide spraying: are they real?

disruption of current practices of farming and food production in developed countries
crop-to-crop gene flow

disruption of traditional practices and economies in less developed countries.

These are complex issues and a thorough treatment of each one would occupy volumes.