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I appreciate the sentiment behind this article because to me not all GMO goods are the same. For example, if a given ingredient is GMO to be Roundup ready, I'm
by dangoor 10y ago
I appreciate the sentiment behind this article because to me not all GMO goods are the same. For example, if a given ingredient is GMO to be Roundup ready, I'm not keen to support that[1]. For others, maybe there isn't enough data to know if the food produced is not harmful to us... in the US, the regulators are balancing the needs of the businesses and the needs of the consumers, and sometimes that balance is tilted toward letting the business get its goods out even in the face of uncertainty.
Compounding all of this is the crazy complexity of nutrition research which makes it difficult to assess the long term impact of anything we eat on our health.
In short, I tend to eat organic not because I think GMOs are intrinsically bad, but because they raise questions about the pesticides used and the track record of the given ingredient. "GMO" by itself doesn't tell me if something is good or bad.
[1]: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/04/150422-glyphosate-roundup-herbicide-weeds/ http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/04/150422-glyphosate...
- michael_h 10y agoI tend to eat some organic because I want tomatoes that taste like tomatoes.