GM Food: For or against?

I have to say I am totally against it. If it was a UN backed project, genuinely intended to help the world's poor, I might be inclined to look on it more kindly. But it isn't. It is a purely commercial venture by a company seeking to gain a virtual monopoloy on world agriculture and make billions for themselves in the process.

Also there is the question of the natural balance. It has taken of millions of years of evolution for Mother Nature to arrive at the present status quo. And the world's fauna and flora have adapted themselves to survive and thrive in this environment.
Introducing what are 'alien species' outside the natural order into the environment could have a catastrophic effect on fauna and flora.

And how safe are GM foods? In effect 'we' are guinea pigs in this, because they simply don't know what the long-term impact on public health will be.
This article covers a study into GM food carried out in France. It makes for uncomfortable reading...
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/09/22/superbugs-destruct-food-supply.aspx
 
I am absolutely against genetically modified foods, and unfortunately many of us are already consuming them through corn, etc., and the packaged foods we eat do not have to state this on the label, I'm hoping that will change. I just heard about the rats with the huge tumors from GMOs, on the radio last night.

GM seeds, foods have been created for money, power and control by the big organizations like Monsanto. They are harmful for humans, animals and insects like the honeybee. Instead of things getting better over the years since we were children, they are spiraling downwards quickly, IMO. :mad: Soon nobody will be able to attain a seed for private planting that is not GMO.
 

We mess with nature at our peril! A lot of that crap has already made its way into the food chain. Many ingredients, especially, corn, are gm. What amazes me is the refusal in the USA to compel the labeling of gm foods. I understand that in Europe there is no problem with labeling.

What are we doing in the handbasket and where are we going???
 
While we're at it . . . Are you aware of all the plastic that's being consumed by sea life and making its way back to us? It slowly gets broken down into teeny tiny particles that are now in our delicious surf and turf served daily at your local eateries. Lovely, just lovely...
 
I am against it. I don't like thinking that when I was growing up and we were just getting by on what we had, we were still eating better than we are now, when we can afford to eat steak, seafood, etc. Our foods are not of the quality they were then; the water has fluoride and chlorine, etc., etc. :mad: UGH. I understand it's all about money, BUT, don't the so-called elite in power have children and grandchildren, too?? How can they overlook the fact they they also, will be eating GMO foods; or could it be that the money is the bottom line, and more important to them??!
 
I love GE food if it's ham or
Idaho potatoes or
sweet potatoes or rib-eye or
hot fudge sundae or
pancakes or
waffles or
chicken or
Mickey D's or
Wendy's or KFC or
Mexican or
eggs or
toast with jam or
peanuts or
peanut butter or
chocolate chip cookies or
milk shake or pasta or oranges or
bananas or
something similar to anything above. Otherwise I HATE GE food!

I know... I'm awful picky. :)
 
That Guy said:
"Have you seen the little piggies? . . . Using forks and knives to eat the bacon." These evil bastards just don't care.
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Guess I'm naive, then. I never could understand why anyone would want power and/or total control over other's lives. We were meant to have choices, bad or good, but still our choice. I can't imagine loving money more than freedom; especially when it has such a profound effect on other people. Disgusting. :mad:
 
In a perfect world Anne, there wouldn't be such greed and power overtaking us all for the almighty dollar and satisfaction of control. We were all better off back in the day where we had regular food to eat, and processed foods (with preservatives/additives) were just coming into play.

Now huge rich corporations (in bed with the government), like Monsanto (main offender) are taking over, if they provide GMO seeds that are aluminum and drought and insecticide/pesticide resistant...then they will control the world. And for a long time that's been the goal of quite a few "leaders".

Especially when there's chemicals like aluminum being sprayed from planes to control weather, and such actions are creating drought conditions. When the government comes into play and tells regular farmers that they can no longer plant their seed for their crops, they must use GMO seeds, the law makes regular citizens helpless. These tyrants do have children and grandchildren, but I think the almighty dollar has hold of their senses. :dollar:
 
Knightofalbion said:
And how safe are GM foods? In effect 'we' are guinea pigs in this, because they simply don't know what the long-term impact on public health will be.
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I think they have known for quite some time.

The impact short term is more disease, high profits, 'keep it going' attitude.

The long term impact is death, after years or decades of pain and suffering.
 
I guess I'm an outlier here. I don't have a problem with most GM fruits and vegetables as long as they're thoroughly tested by non-biased labs. A lot of foods are already genetically engineered to control disease, so they're actually safer to eat than non-GMO foods.

Considering what we do to plump up chicken and other animals that we eat, which usually means injecting them with all sorts of hormones and other chemicals, as well as force feeding them and raising them in disgustingly filthy conditions, I'd much rather eat GM fruits and vegetables.

People don't have a problem with the meat industry for some reason, but they're terrified of GM crops. I'd bet there's big money behind the fear mongering.
 
I'm a fan of genetic research, as it has a great deal of potential for human health. Creating larger fruits, vegetables, and protein sources could help curb world hunger. So, while long-term effects are still not clear, I'm not fanatic about finding non-gmo foods. That being said, I purchased genetically altered strawberries - they were huge, but tasteless!
 
As a gardener, I can tell you that pretty much EVERYTHING we plant, for beauty or for utility, has been genetically modified. You have only to look at a single wild rose and compare it to a long-stemmed American Beauty rose to see that.

The fact that it was done by blind trial and error, taking weeks/months/years, to accomplish something that now be done in less than a day, does not make it better, safer, or more "natural".

Let's compare what the original wheat seedhead looked like, compared to today's seedhead:
original seed heads
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today's wheat - without it, there would be a lot more starving people than there already are:
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Every dog, cat, horse, cow, etc. that we have today has been genetically modified:
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Mind you, I am NOT saying that Science is God and we should accept everything/anything.....but to blithely accept somebody saying "GM foods are evil" is someone who does not wish to understand that one of the trademarks of human history is their passion for altering their environments.

From discovering fire to landing on the moon, the one constant of humans is their push for change.
 
Lethe200 said:
From discovering fire to landing on the moon, the one constant of humans is their push for change.
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To increase profits by the trillions, changes have been made away from what works well to
what can be made to look like it works and is patentable and extremely profitable.
 

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