Posted on 06/02/2013 4:04:14 AM PDT by Kaslin
Even a broken clock is right twice a day. But the fruit loops are anti-business. I am pro science. But not junk science, from either side.
Few things have been more “modified” than Barbara Boxer’s face.
And it still causes nightmares.
GMO wheat has always been illegal in the USA.
Genetically Engineered wheat is probably what you meant.
The author of the article conflates the two either to mislead or out of ignorance.
There should be no labeling law. Purveyors of non-GMO food are already doing very well putting “non-GMO” on their labels.
I for one would like to see this labeling. That way I can make the choice of what I want to purchase and consume.
He is exactly correct. The Monsanto types of this world LOVE legislation like this because it gives them cover and lumps everybody in with them.
There is a vast difference between a GMO that simply changes the harvest date (Zaiger does this with fruit trees) and one that embeds a toxin (such as Bt corn). This is a situation that screams for PRIVATE certification and labeling, where the third party then becomes responsible for the assessment and information provided. Of course, that price for risk management would then be add to the cost and the product could then compete with the "heirloom" variety on an even footing. The system provides incentives to both competitors regarding the distinctions that make their products attractive to customers.
This kind of labeling is already starting to happen. The big guys don't like it. THAT is why Babbsie is jumping in on it.
I have a similar reaction when I see the left promoting global warming, and I don't think that's just me being impulsive. To me the GMO issue feels a lot like the global warming issue.
Label should read:
“Thank the lawyers for running up your food bill”
We’re supposed to be scared of the weather and now the food supply too? Until someone shows me the proof I’m not going down that rabbit hole. I’m especially wary of conspiracy theories that cast producers and innovators as the villains.
Actually, you should be asking for proof that GM food is SAFE. The pro man-made global warmists and the GM-food-is-safe crowd both use junk science or no science at all.
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