04-28-2014, 02:00 AM
http://www.gmo-compass.org/eng/database/...9.oat.html
GM Oats do exist but they are not sold commercially yet, which is not really the issue. Labeling allows corporations to compete in the marketplace as opposed to cheat the marketplace and forcibly impose dominance until we have no choice anymore. When people can choose we will be able to really say whether GM ingredients are profitable or not and whether they are harmful or not. Until then they are just using a loophole while they still can. It is inevitable that there will be labeling but the longer we wait the more damage will be done to our farms and food. For instance, if humans are eating gm food and doing fine but we aren't noticing the bees are getting sick then we could risk losing many of our staple foods.
The other issue is that genetically modified crops are grown on the Hawaiian islands because they are islands, the most isolated islands available. In other words relatively speaking the pollen can be controlled by the ocean surrounding us and the corporations don't have to be as careful. It's the same reason the military has tested weapons and nukes on islands. The islands provide a controlled area in case contaminated pollen starts to spread something bad. That is why Hawaii has become a place to develop these seeds.
GM Oats do exist but they are not sold commercially yet, which is not really the issue. Labeling allows corporations to compete in the marketplace as opposed to cheat the marketplace and forcibly impose dominance until we have no choice anymore. When people can choose we will be able to really say whether GM ingredients are profitable or not and whether they are harmful or not. Until then they are just using a loophole while they still can. It is inevitable that there will be labeling but the longer we wait the more damage will be done to our farms and food. For instance, if humans are eating gm food and doing fine but we aren't noticing the bees are getting sick then we could risk losing many of our staple foods.
The other issue is that genetically modified crops are grown on the Hawaiian islands because they are islands, the most isolated islands available. In other words relatively speaking the pollen can be controlled by the ocean surrounding us and the corporations don't have to be as careful. It's the same reason the military has tested weapons and nukes on islands. The islands provide a controlled area in case contaminated pollen starts to spread something bad. That is why Hawaii has become a place to develop these seeds.