Acosta Hurtado, María Antonia2017-10-122017-10-1220172256-3911http://hdl.handle.net/10567/1841this article makes a reflection about the appearance of transgenic foods in society. This food is obtained by using biotechnology; however, in markets there have not been acceptation of this, due different factors that impact economic, environmental and social aspects. Some about this topic has proven the possible inconvenient generated by the consumption and production of this type of food, because inflict damages that might be irreversible in the future. In this article opinions before how it might influence ethics and moral in the development of the society before advances that present science and technology today, starting from the relevance that the human being has and the development lived nowadays in several ambits in their environment are submitted.esCorporación Universitaria LasallistaFacultad de Ciencias Sociales y EducaciónAlimentos transgénicosInocuidad de los alimentosBiotecnologíaArticle