I agree on the trans fats. Last time I had my blood pressure taken at a clinic it was 104 over 55. I like, probably need, a fair amount of salt. I am also retired and in good health. I try to eat half of my food raw. I would like to have well regulated certified raw milk available. However, in 1909, my father was one of 4 children who survived of 86 that got typhoid from an infected cow.
I am very concerned about the GMO food issue. Unless multi generation animal studies are done, we can’t be sure that they will not have dangerous effects. Also some may be more a problem than others. For example food with Round Up ready protection might have dangers that frost resistant protection might not. Meanwhile, all should be labeled so we can choose whether or not to buy. I hear McDonalds is preparing to use GMO potatoes for their fries. Should they be required to post this information at their outlets?
If raw milk was handled the way pasteurized milk is, with the milk of thousands of cows blended together, I don’t think it would be safe, particularly if the cattle were as sick as most grainfed, feedlot cattle are.
I think it would be quite reasonable to have regulations on how raw milk is handled, that might be stricter than for pasteurized milk. But there’s no justification for absolute bans.
I very much agree about GMOs. Safeway is carrying an amazing store line of non-GMO foods — everything from cereal to macaroni and cheese to ketchup, and they seem to keep expanding. That’s about all we buy (plus organic produce). The prices are quite good and comparable to GMO junk we would have been buying anyway.
They’re also stocking more non-GMO from other companies (e.g. Amy’s).
I’ve tried some other non-GMO store line cereals (e.g. from Fry’s), but didn’t care for the lack of flavor there.