Posted on 04/10/2014 12:52:25 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Edited on 04/10/2014 12:58:18 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
It’s just a bill, it’s only a bill, and it’s sitting there on Capitol Hill.
The labeling requirement is not neutral or purely informational — it is part of an agenda that promotes the view that there is something wrong with GMO foods.
“They told us they won’t use gmo seeds, and even commented on the squirrels and deer not eating it.”
I keep hearing this. If deer and squirrels instinctually know not to eat GMO foods, it doesn’t seem people should either.
A label would allow consumers to make their own decisions.
I recall reading some study recently that the herbicide Glyphosate (or some such) accumulates in the tissues of animals that eat the grain/corn that was modified to withstand it.
Cows not exposed to GMOs through their feed had significantly lower levels of glyphosate in their urine than cows fed GMO-containing feed. In the latter group, high concentrations of glyphosate and its metabolites were also found in the cows’ intestines, livers, muscles, spleens and kidneys, demonstrating how the chemical progressively accumulates throughout the body.
Similar findings were observed in the hares, rabbits and humans exposed to GMOs. Conventional feeding protocols were found to produce much higher levels of glyphosate poisoning in humans than non-GM and organic feeding protocols.
Thanks for the ping!
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