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In reply to the discussion: If GMOs Are So Great, Then Label Them. [View all]Cha
(297,190 posts)257. Yes, a very serious threat to our environment.. like the Bees..
Get Monsanto Out of your Kitchen..
If you have never heard the name Monsanto before, you are likely thinking that Monsanto isnt in your kitchen as it isnt really branded on any packaging. Monsanto products probably make up 25% of your grocery stores inventory, but you dont know this because Monsanto supplies the companies that make the food products you buy. Heres a list of just some companies that make use of products developed by Monsanto:
Betting this list is not up to date..
Might know Tombstone Pizza is supplied from Monsanto..
http://www.filteredmind.com/get-monsanto-out-of-your-kitchen
I have no problem keeping it out of my kitchen.. I've been eating the "dreaded" Organic Products for decades.. the kind with the slash through
HOpe it's Not too late
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Pushing back against ridiculous misinformation is not the same as pushing GMOs.
NuclearDem
Mar 2015
#13
Such as? No one is telling pro-GMOers what to eat, they are free to eat GMOs if they wish.
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#19
I wonder if he ever learned how to spell 'tomato' the American way? After all, wasn't it he who
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#93
Yeah. The Republicans were united in their desire to keep consumers completely in the dark
Enthusiast
Mar 2015
#157
We ARE being told what to eat and we are being to just 'shut up' and eat it. Sorry, Dems don't take
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#99
Mad Cow disease demonstrated how untrustworthy corporations are and how much regulation is needed.
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#116
Yes we do have an idea of what some of the cause of BSE are. Animal feed has been identified as one
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#142
Notice how I didn't mention anything of the sort in the post he replied to.
NuclearDem
Mar 2015
#231
Try watching it again. And Europe isn't the only place where GMOs have been banned. In fact
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#233
BS. Most people who oppose GMOs are opposed to them for good reasons, and it has nothing to do
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#243
"Well let folks know whether their foods been genetically modified because Americans should know
Rex
Mar 2015
#229
Thanks for that. So sad, so many promises, offshore drilling, mandated insurance, GMOs
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#234
"they cannot examine whether the genetically modified crops lead to unintended environmental side
suffragette
Mar 2015
#306
And very out of date information (see post 299) that also ignores that entities like the EU have ...
HuckleB
Mar 2015
#313
Not a word in that article about superweeds or the possible extinction of Monarch butterflies
eridani
Mar 2015
#320
You can't stay on topic. You put up one BS argument, and it gets slapped down, and then...
HuckleB
Mar 2015
#322
The links said that herbicide resistance was linked to more glyphosphate, but not
eridani
Mar 2015
#345
The bans on GMOs in Europe are based on something very important, they are based on what
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#216
You'd be singing a different tune if the GOP managed to ban abortion in a state in the US.
AtheistCrusader
Mar 2015
#217
I thought we were talking food. Second time someone introduced an entirely different
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#219
Actually it is NOT a flaw in Democracy if the majority disagrees with me. That IS Democracy.
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#226
There is a significant cost delta in determining the caloric value of a food, versus
AtheistCrusader
Mar 2015
#132
Cut the Corporate salaries, the bonuses, and RAISE THEIR TAXES. We are talking about
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#251
Yes it does, and big companies pushing GMOS FORCED more costs on to us needing "organic" labeling...
cascadiance
Mar 2015
#150
Monsanto Announces $1.48 Billion Profit Amid 'Monsanto Protection Act' Controversy
Cha
Mar 2015
#259
I care about what I feed my family, ergo, I grow my own produce and meats.
Thinkingabout
Mar 2015
#5
Yes, that is what we do. We live in a farming community so can exchange products we grow
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#7
If you're not selling your products to other people, you don't have to label them. We do not sell
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#12
No, I do not sell, I am morethan happy to give to the older generation who isn't
Thinkingabout
Mar 2015
#15
I grow a bit of my own food, but I live in a city in which land is extremely expensive.
JDPriestly
Mar 2015
#69
Can't or just chose not to, it isn't easy work. I make the sacrifice for my family.
Thinkingabout
Mar 2015
#117
So the person living paycheck to paycheck, a week behind on the rent, is choosing not to buy
ScreamingMeemie
Mar 2015
#122
Sacrifices can be made, there are community gardens, I am not rich by any means.
Thinkingabout
Mar 2015
#141
If I lived in an apartment i would also be buying from the grocery store unless i
Thinkingabout
Mar 2015
#204
That's fine with me. We grow our own. We do not use insecticides, it's not necessary. Companion
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#14
Don't worry. We use our own seeds from last year. Don't tell Monsanto, they don't believe in
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#20
Lol, and the ultimate source of those seeds? (Likely mutagenesis or forced hybridization.)
X_Digger
Mar 2015
#44
Read Post #23 from Erich Bloodaxe BSN. You will find the answer in both of his/her posts.
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#53
I have passed blind taste tests. It's easy when you are accustomed to eating natural food.
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#79
I'm not worried about the water. We have lived in areas where the well water was contaminated
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#92
They're not ridiculous questions and it matters precisely because I am trying to highlight the ridic
AtheistCrusader
Mar 2015
#350
Thank you. And yes, the taste is totally different. But Monsanto wants to take away your
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#27
Lol, I can definitely relate to the animals. They 'know things' a lot of people don't know.
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#96
If I did that test in my yard, both would be stripped clean in an hour.
AtheistCrusader
Mar 2015
#106
I've done it with people. Only one was stripped clean once they had a choice.
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#131
If you don't know what a double-blind test is, this is a meaningless anecdote.
AtheistCrusader
Mar 2015
#134
I don't need to know to see that when given a choice between naturally grown corn, which is
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#145
Have you ever tasted corn grown naturally? I have, and by comparison, commercially grown corn is
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#237
I prefer the old blind groping in the dark method right now. It tastes better.
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#104
Except we don't know how much harm they are doing. And the natural way tastes a whole lot better.
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#110
You keep saying it tastes better, with zero proof to back that claim up.
AtheistCrusader
Mar 2015
#118
What we grow most definitely tastes better than store bought vegetables. We are not growing food for
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#123
I found his/her comments as interesting as yours. I guess you should add 'interesting to ME' since
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#221
Well, it's good you found both comments interesting, because his or hers was just an echo of mine.
AtheistCrusader
Mar 2015
#222
I generally find most comments interesting, in one way or another. I learn from what people
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#223
I don't understand why people cannot simply acknowledge that nature knows best and that
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#119
Nature naturally creates things that are fully lethal to humans, all the time.
AtheistCrusader
Mar 2015
#128
Yes, and smart humans educate themselves so they know the purpose of those natural
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#136
How many species are disappearing SINCE we began 'tinkering' with nature? Honey Bees eg. And we know
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#241
And every time a cause is found, such as the insecticides causing the disappearance of honey bees
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#287
I love the taste of radiated, cancer causing tomatoes. More profits. Lower quality...
immoderate
Mar 2015
#35
Depends on what you graft. Just shoots? Same dna (think roses at HD w/ wild rose roots).
X_Digger
Mar 2015
#41
Yes. As I understand it, apples need to be grafted or otherwise tampered with.
JDPriestly
Mar 2015
#72
Absolutely. If makers of GMO, God Move Over food are proud, then label the products! Easy.
appalachiablue
Mar 2015
#11
Where I come from, people do care, enough to grow their own products. In the EU an
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#22
As a recent, not so brilliant 'philosopher' once said 'fool me once, don't fool me again' or words
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#127
Yes, so the claim that the 'invisible hand' would take care of the market, was just as delusional
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#250
Before giving vaccines, doctors should be forced to say that some people believe they cause autism.
Orrex
Mar 2015
#30
They aren't labeled with GMO content.Just because their genetic differences aren't visible to the eye
pnwmom
Mar 2015
#43
What is the problem here? We have a RIGHT to know what our food supply consists of.
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#252
A long post filled with personal attacks. I wouldn't call that science, only
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#279
I stated my experience with Progmos going back years. I never met Republican who didn't argue FOR
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#308
I love it when I don't have to go searching for examples of what I just described.
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#314
I, did NOT accuse you of anything. If you have a problem with someone who did, do not
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#310
You eat food that has been sprayed with insecticides and you don't think that's a problem?
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#168
I know this, before accepting any medication from a doctor, I want to know what the side effects
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#38
You mentioned it. I was thinking, 'why are vaccines relevant to this thread' myself?
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#49
I was just describing all the ads we are getting on TV. Are we forbidden from mentioning
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#52
Does anyone recommend not telling people if a shot is a vaccine so that anti-vaxxers don't avoid it?
Chathamization
Mar 2015
#76
Yes, I agree your analogy was poor; maybe GMO-boosters will refrain from comparing GMOs to vaccines
Chathamization
Mar 2015
#113
No, you compared GMOs to vaccines then followed up saying they were nothing alike; which, I agree
Chathamization
Mar 2015
#147
Less than 7% of the population is anti-vax and less than 7% is against GMO labeling
GreatGazoo
Mar 2015
#296
Not much to know. Either the food is 'altered' genetically, in which case I don't want it, or it
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#40
I don't know, because they are not labeled. I would know, if they were. So my standard for judging a
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#51
If you only want to eat food labelled as "GM free", that's entirely your right.
Donald Ian Rankin
Mar 2015
#48
I don't care if the label them or not. Not my product. But I won't BUY unlabeled food. I absolutely
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#56
Lol, I noticed that. Decided it was too way out there to even try to understand.
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#64
It sounds like you are saying American's have no right to know what is in our food.
bvar22
Mar 2015
#193
You didn't just misunderstand me, you misunderstood genetic modification.
Donald Ian Rankin
Mar 2015
#258
Europeans label them. An overwhelming number of people in those countries demanded it.
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#60
True, regarding how much attention people pay to cigarette warnings. But food is a different thing.
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#63
"Stop asking what's in it. Just STFU and eat it!". An immoral and dishonest business
GoneFishin
Mar 2015
#66
Exactly. Americans are treated like children by their own government, viewed as too 'stupid to know
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#84
When that is your argument you bet your ass you are dealing with crooks and villains
TheKentuckian
Mar 2015
#149
I would rec this 60,000 if DU would allow me. Yes, if Gmos are so fabulous, label them!
Dont call me Shirley
Mar 2015
#81
This 2012 PSA by Food and Water Watch remains as relevant and funny as ever, IMO.
proverbialwisdom
Mar 2015
#85
FYI, the public is "moving the market" even without labels. Vote with every dollar you spend.
proverbialwisdom
Mar 2015
#88
Welcome to DU. Yes, you can post. Now what? Tell us about yourself, please.
uppityperson
Mar 2015
#102
I don't agree. Labeling is more akin to 'Beware of Vicious Dog' so long as there is a vicious dog on
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#107
What nonsense - do you really believe this, or are you being paid to post it here?
closeupready
Mar 2015
#124
Nutrition labels need to be removed; consumers can't be trusted to decide for themselves what they
Chathamization
Mar 2015
#143
I will actually admit that seeing calorie counts on menus has scared me out of eating
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Mar 2015
#159
Imagine if "big agra" financed an effort to label food that's been fertilized with cow shit
Major Nikon
Mar 2015
#169
The wonderful benefit of GMO corn is that it can be sprayed with extra glyphosate
GreatGazoo
Mar 2015
#267
Simple solution, don't buy un-labeled products. Like corn from the farmers market. Might be GMO. nt
Logical
Mar 2015
#112
I have a solution. Have some GMO company execs consume completely unlabeled food we prepare...
cascadiance
Mar 2015
#152
And you have to pay extra for "organic" labeling and validation processes too,
cascadiance
Mar 2015
#154
I think I'd trust "nonsense" that supports my argument published in Scientific American...
cascadiance
Mar 2015
#190
"The views expressed are those of the author and are not necessarily those of Scientific American."
Major Nikon
Mar 2015
#198
They have to get the seeds from Monsanto. Monsanto has final say over publication n/t
eridani
Mar 2015
#337
"only studies that the seed companies have approved ever see the light of a peer-reviewed journal"
eridani
Mar 2015
#344
I'm noticed that while those GMO free labels are popping up in a variety of places around the store
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Mar 2015
#160
The products you're seeing with GMO free labels must be 10 times as expensive, since I've been told
Chathamization
Mar 2015
#271
I agree, it would be a "selling" point, greatly sought after, perfectly fine & dandy.
mother earth
Mar 2015
#156
Pretty soon Monsanto will be bragging about helping with population control in India!
cascadiance
Mar 2015
#194
And if it passes, it would get overturned by TPP corporate courts if that passes!
cascadiance
Mar 2015
#209
Almost everything we eat has been genetically modified by man, through selective breeding.
cpwm17
Mar 2015
#212
This, ladies and gentlemen, is what is called the appeal to nature fallacy.
NuclearDem
Mar 2015
#247
I don't care what anyone else eats at all but I've been caring what I eat for a long time now
Cha
Mar 2015
#254
I completely agree with you, Cha. I don't get it. Why the desperate resistance to simply
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#256
The irony is that people put incredible amounts of crap and 'non-food' in their bodies every day.
randome
Mar 2015
#269
That's an excellent idea. I wonder why it hasn't been done? I just read that Hershey is
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#285
I didn't know that. Now I do so will add it to the ever growing list of products/food
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#304
Sorry if they've been asked and answered up-thread, but my questions are
whatchamacallit
Mar 2015
#297
I cannot think of a single 'principled' reason for denying the public the right to know what is in
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#325
There is no justification for labeling one seed development technology, but not all of them.
HuckleB
Mar 2015
#329
Let me ask you something There appears to be little doubt anymore that the disappearance of honey
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#336
You're going on and on about things that you can't support with a consensus of science.
HuckleB
Mar 2015
#339
Well, I gave you a chance and you blew it. I take Monsanto is ignoring the threat to our
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#341
Yes, it is! And the people have a right to have that label, as Europeans do.
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#351
Tactic # 22. When all attempts to defend the indefensible fail, post moronic animated emoticon.
sabrina 1
Mar 2015
#356