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Labelling of Genetically Modified food...

SP33Demon

SP33Demon

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The European Union requires companies to label all GM food, how come the U.S. doesn't require this? If we require ingredients to be listed, then we sure as heck should know whether the food was genetically modified or not. I don't want to put that crap into my body, just like I wouldn't want to eat a pizza that had 4g of Trans Fat/serving.
 
Originally posted by: SP33Demon
The European Union requires companies to label all GM food, how come the U.S. doesn't require this? If we require ingredients to be listed, then we sure as heck should know whether the food was genetically modified or not. I don't want to put that crap into my body, just like I wouldn't want to eat a pizza that had 4g of Trans Fat/serving.
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Because for all intents and purposes it doesnt matter? All DNA tastes and breaks down the same.
 
IMO, in most foods in the US, if it doesn't specifically say "No GMOs" then it likely has them. It's that pervasive.

This will likely turn into a, "GMO free food is a scam" and "There are no peer-reviewed studies linking GMOs to cancer, so there's no harm" type of thread.
 
Originally posted by: BD2003
Originally posted by: SP33Demon
The European Union requires companies to label all GM food, how come the U.S. doesn't require this? If we require ingredients to be listed, then we sure as heck should know whether the food was genetically modified or not. I don't want to put that crap into my body, just like I wouldn't want to eat a pizza that had 4g of Trans Fat/serving.
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Because for all intents and purposes it doesnt matter? All DNA tastes and breaks down the same.
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Is that just your opinion that the DNA is exactly the same and the full anatomical makeup of a GMO food is totally indistinguishable from a traditional grown crop?
 
GMO free food is a scam and there are no peer-reviewed studies linking GMOs to cancer, so there's no harm.

*lawn chair*
 
Because we don't have irrational anti GMO hysteria running rampant in this county (yet?).
 
Originally posted by: BD2003
Originally posted by: SP33Demon
The European Union requires companies to label all GM food, how come the U.S. doesn't require this? If we require ingredients to be listed, then we sure as heck should know whether the food was genetically modified or not. I don't want to put that crap into my body, just like I wouldn't want to eat a pizza that had 4g of Trans Fat/serving.
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Because for all intents and purposes it doesnt matter?
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Actually it does, I don't like the idea of putting e.coli DNA (used to alter plant cell DNA) and RoundUp resistant bacteria into my body, k-thanks. There's a reason why Japan and the EU absolutely refuse to accept any GM imports, and why they have labelling if they do contain GM foods. Ignorance is bliss I guess.
 
Originally posted by: bignateyk
Originally posted by: So
Because we don't have irrational anti GMO hysteria running rampant in this county (yet?).
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god I cant wait till that happens.
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It'll be fun. I mean, we all hate science already, so why not throw as many irrational fears onto the pile as possible.

How are people even slightly surprised that evolution is 'unpopular' when science is thrown out the door?
 
Originally posted by: So
Originally posted by: bignateyk
Originally posted by: So
Because we don't have irrational anti GMO hysteria running rampant in this county (yet?).
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god I cant wait till that happens.
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It'll be fun. I mean, we all hate science already, so why not throw as many irrational fears onto the pile as possible.

How are people even slightly surprised that evolution is 'unpopular' when science is thrown out the door?
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That's what I want, I want science to convince us that GMO food is completely safe (specifically long-term health)
 
Originally posted by: SP33Demon
Originally posted by: BD2003
Originally posted by: SP33Demon
The European Union requires companies to label all GM food, how come the U.S. doesn't require this? If we require ingredients to be listed, then we sure as heck should know whether the food was genetically modified or not. I don't want to put that crap into my body, just like I wouldn't want to eat a pizza that had 4g of Trans Fat/serving.
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Because for all intents and purposes it doesnt matter?
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Actually it does, I don't like the idea of putting e.coli DNA (used to alter plant cell DNA) and RoundUp resistant bacteria into my body, k-thanks. There's a reason why Japan and the EU absolutely refuse to accept any GM imports, and why they have labelling if they do contain GM foods. Ignorance is bliss I guess.
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You've got E. coli DNA in your body right now.
 
Originally posted by: SP33Demon
The European Union requires companies to label all GM food, how come the U.S. doesn't require this? If we require ingredients to be listed, then we sure as heck should know whether the food was genetically modified or not. I don't want to put that crap into my body, just like I wouldn't want to eat a pizza that had 4g of Trans Fat/serving.
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Solution: eat meat from free range animals and only veggies from your own garden.

/thread 🙂
 
Originally posted by: lozina
Originally posted by: So
Originally posted by: bignateyk
Originally posted by: So
Because we don't have irrational anti GMO hysteria running rampant in this county (yet?).
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god I cant wait till that happens.
Click to expand...

It'll be fun. I mean, we all hate science already, so why not throw as many irrational fears onto the pile as possible.

How are people even slightly surprised that evolution is 'unpopular' when science is thrown out the door?
Click to expand...

That's what I want, I want science to convince us that GMO food is completely safe (specifically long-term health)
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So you want a negative proven, just like Bush wanted Saddam to prove that he didn't have WMD's

:roll:
 
I don't care if science has "proved" it's safe, but I wouldn't mind the option of not using it. The only real way to know for sure is to let it out into the market and study those who use it.
 
Originally posted by: So
Originally posted by: lozina
Originally posted by: So
Originally posted by: bignateyk
Originally posted by: So
Because we don't have irrational anti GMO hysteria running rampant in this county (yet?).
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god I cant wait till that happens.
Click to expand...

It'll be fun. I mean, we all hate science already, so why not throw as many irrational fears onto the pile as possible.

How are people even slightly surprised that evolution is 'unpopular' when science is thrown out the door?
Click to expand...

That's what I want, I want science to convince us that GMO food is completely safe (specifically long-term health)
Click to expand...

So you want a negative proven, just like Bush wanted Saddam to prove that he didn't have WMD's

:roll:
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Erm... not quite. Sort of like when a new bridge is constructed they have engineers and inspectors verify that the bridge will in fact not collapse when normal traffic goes over it and will last a sufficiently long time.
 
What's wrong with E. Coli? It's like the white mice of genetic engineering and a workhorse. We also happen to depend on it for our own lives.
 
Because if the FDA has deemed the food harmless and just as safe as non GM foods then there is no advantage of one over the other (in theory) thus there is no reason to label it.

 
because it's impossible to seperate the two now anyway. the cat's out of the bag. what's more disturbing is the ability for companies to patent their organisms, then sue farmers when "patented" dna shows up in their crops. It's totally f*cked. While i don't necessarily have a major fear of GMO it depends on the modification. growth hormones in feed corn? yeah ****** that! terminator genes that could contaminate other crops? no thanks. But increasing cold weather or drought hardiness? still depends, but to blanketly reject all GM is pretty dumb.
 
Originally posted by: lozina
Originally posted by: So
Originally posted by: lozina
Originally posted by: So
Originally posted by: bignateyk
Originally posted by: So
Because we don't have irrational anti GMO hysteria running rampant in this county (yet?).
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god I cant wait till that happens.
Click to expand...

It'll be fun. I mean, we all hate science already, so why not throw as many irrational fears onto the pile as possible.

How are people even slightly surprised that evolution is 'unpopular' when science is thrown out the door?
Click to expand...

That's what I want, I want science to convince us that GMO food is completely safe (specifically long-term health)
Click to expand...

So you want a negative proven, just like Bush wanted Saddam to prove that he didn't have WMD's

:roll:
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Erm... not quite. Sort of like when a new bridge is constructed they have engineers and inspectors verify that the bridge will in fact not collapse when normal traffic goes over it and will last a sufficiently long time.
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Which was done a long time ago. You want 100% Not the 99% that they gave you. A bridge is 99% safe based on what they know, just like GM food.
 
"Genetic Modification" is nothing but breeding with much more precision. All kinds of "GMO free" foods were genetically modified over the course of human history, before people knew what genes were. You think nature made the chihuahua, poodle, and dachsund? Nope. They were bred to be the way they are.
 
Originally posted by: Pacemaker
I don't care if science has "proved" it's safe, but I wouldn't mind the option of not using it. The only real way to know for sure is to let it out into the market and study those who use it.
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Exactly, this should be about us given a choice to eat GM foods, just like Europeans get. Makes you wonder how much $$ is involved to not be able to get something as small as GM labelling passed. IMO, if we are required to show ingredients, then we should list whether it was GM.
 
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