04-20-2014, 05:57 AM
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Originally posted by David M
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Originally posted by Oneself
... My grandfather used to splice lemon and lime trees together. I was amazed as a kid. This is a natural way to modify food. (Think seedless watermelons, grapes etc)
Than there is the other story, like adding DNA from a fish into a tomato or something of the like. Or adding the BT Toxin into the DNA of the corn so that when bugs eat it it kills them. I mean, can we honestly sit here and think that will not have any affect on YOU ? You cant compare the two. One is natural, one is not....
Natural??? Sounds like a form of human engineering to me. Natural would be you plant a lemon tree, a lime tree and then on it's own some combined product develops.
I'd support labeling if everything is labeled equally. Sure seems like the natural/organic movement has given the E. coli business a real boost in recent years.
As for the European approach... If it pleases someone so much, why don't they just move there and enjoy the total experience?
Wouldn't the easiest way to determine fault with a particular source (GMO soy) be to replace its use with the alternative (non GMO soy) without any other changes to prove the point?
Oh well, let the non science crew vent and spew, they fully intend to intimidate without reason. Seems to be the way lately.
David
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Believe it or not, I was recently talking to someone about the advantages of grafted vs. seedling fruit trees and he said he was opposed to grafting because it was not natural and was just a step away from GMO. I was dumbfounded by the idiocy of that statement. The whole "natural" obsession is ridiculous and meaningless. Unless you are surviving off wild ohelo and akala berries on this island, nothing you eat is "natural."
As for labeling, there is far more evidence that all apples, even organic ones should be labeled with a huge warning that they contain cyanide. Perhaps a skull and cross bones and sold in red biohazard bags? Where are the marches demanding such labels? Cynanide is a known poison. Every apple has them! While not a risk in any real terms, there is a possibility that someone, somewhere could be harmed at some point in the next several million years by eating an apple seed. This is actually more of a legitimate concern than exists from any of the current approved GM crops. http://www.snopes.com/food/warnings/apples.asp The market is to some degree already handling the labeling issue anyway. Many products now proudly proclaim they are GMO free and anything with the organic label is also GMO free. Buy those products. I disagree with manufacturers having to label something because it used a technology that is so far completely free of any health risk, especially when there are so many other health risks that do have actual evidence. Did you know the little charred black parts of some potato chips are carcinogenic? Where is the label on all potato chips stating they contain known carcinogens. Again, far more evidence for that than any GM-related health threat. Pickled food contributes to stomach cancer. I could go on and on. If we're going to start adding labels based on health threats let's first start labeling for every legitimate risk. Use of GM technology would be at the bottom of that list.