Fight for Non-GMO Foods and Proper GMO Labeling

[LeeE]

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Originally posted by beejee

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beejee, thanks for your response. Can I deduce that you in fact agree that GMO food has *not* been shown to be dangerous?
If so, then surely you agree that there is no need for labels to warn against food that is perfectly safe.

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Logic and logical thinking tells us that one can not assume that a thing is safe based on an assumption that it isn't bad (DDT comes to mind). Conversely, one can not assume that a thing is bad based on an assumption that it isn't safe. Think about it. How about we switch gears and look at drugs instead of food. Do you believe drug companies should be allowed to sale their wares to the American people free and clear up until it is scientifically proven that the drug is dangerous? Do you believe food should come under the same scrutiny as drugs? Who is the arbiter of scientific findings? Do you believe the FDA serves the people or the corporations that lobby and pay political contributions?

Your argument is, show me it's bad, until then, I'm gonna bury my head in the sand assume it safe - and while I'm at it I'm going to point my finger at you and say ridiculous things like "maybe you should stay away from the internet so you don't get finger cancer". Seriously Paul? I'm of the opposite opinion, I think one should assume GMOs are bad until proven otherwise.

Have you read the FDA stance on GMOs? Do you agree with the FDA stance? Have you looked at, and do you agree with the FDA scientific research that is the basis of their stance? Have you researched the existing non-FDA scientific findings on GMO foods and made a decision yourself as to whether they are safe? In my opinion the existing research is inconclusive.

You ask for scientific proof that GMOs are bad. I in turn ask you for scientific proof that GMOs are safe.

We're arguing about something we as humans put into our body - we are what we eat. Better safe than sorry if you ask me. Label the damn food so people can make a choice what they eat and hence what they are until we really know whether GMOs are safe.

Years humans have been eating non-GMO food: 200,000
Years humans have been eating GMO food: 18


Edited: for grammar and readabilty, added statistic

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Exactly.

Lee Eisenstein
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"Be kinder than necessary, as everyone you meet is engaged in some kind of strudel."