> I deliberately avoid “organic” foods for a number of reasons...one being political/philosophical, another being economic.
That’s fine for you; and I used to share that opinion.
I thought I was allergic to tomatoes. if I ate tomatoes or tomato products I would be sick for a couple of days. I went about 5 or 6 years and did not eat a single tomato product not even catsup, because I thought I had a food allergy, then I read an article about how tomatoes had been engineered to resist something called white fly larva. I then skeptically sought out a source of non-GMO tomatoes and tried the experiment by eating some. Tomatoes are now back in my diet, as long as they are non-GMO. You have no idea how much I missed catsup.
If they engineered tomatoes to kill white fly larva, didn’t they consider that it might also be toxic to some humans?
I don’t go out of my way to eat organic, but I do seek out non-GMO now.
“If they engineered tomatoes to kill white fly larva, didn’t they consider that it might also be toxic to some humans?”
Soon, perhaps, if truth in labeling laws are enacted so that our food isn’t like some kind of Mexican piñata, where we don’t know what is inside of it, we may see some very interesting labels:
“This vegetable has been engineered to kill: White Fly Larvae, Black Fly Larvae (don’t want to be racist!), Grubs, Boll Weevils, Squash Bugs, Stink Bugs, Mexican Bean Beetles, Japanese Beetles, Thrips, Flea Beetles, Blister Beetles, Tomato Horned Worms, Gypsy Moths, Etc. But we assure you that this engineered ‘vegetable’ is absolutely safe for humans and even though it kills everything else, there are no long term or short term side effects to consuming this product.”
E Coli bacteria genes spliced into corn genes (this is gmo) created a franken-food with the power to kill bugs and other living things. RBC’s don’t like e-coli dna either. Early organ failure is only one result of gmo corn.
We have a few heirloom varieties planted every year... or buy them when we don't.
The taste difference is dramatic.
Even organic tomato sauce in a jar tastes so much better.