Can engineered food affect the environment? why? or why not?

Have GM crops caused damage to the environment? Crops do not damage the environment simply because they are GM. Some farming practices, such as the overuse of herbicides resulting in the excessive eradication of wild plants from farmland have been shown to harm the environment.

Some benefits of genetic engineering in agriculture are increased crop yields, reduced costs for food or drug production, reduced need for pesticides, enhanced nutrient composition and food quality, resistance to pests and disease, greater food security, and medical benefits to the world's growing population.

Yes

Explanation:

Food that comes from the engineering food factories wrapped in plastic which can be dangerous for the environment.