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Safe or not, I do not want to buy or support GMO food because I know there's probably a patent behind the seeds that can screw over farmers (and by proxy everyo
by cowmix 10y ago
Safe or not, I do not want to buy or support GMO food because I know there's probably a patent behind the seeds that can screw over farmers (and by proxy everyone else).
- beefman 10y agoConventional cultivars are widely patented too.
- pdkl95 10y ago> probably a patent Then you want labeling about patents, not "genetic modification".
- maxerickson 10y agoThe farmers know well enough what they are buying when they buy single season crops. It's been the norm ever since the green revolution (modern hybrids often don't breed true http://www.foodrenegade.com/hybrid-seeds-vs-gmos/ http://www.foodrenegade.com/hybrid-seeds-vs-gmos/ ). They are making an economic decision when they buy and plant any crop, and they are good at making it (it's a low margin business).
- OMFGscience 10y agoThere's nothing specific to GMOs that makes them patentable. Hybrid seeds can be patented, irradiated seeds can be patented, both of which are allowed to be labeled as organic.
- ende 10y agoI want all food that was packaged on Friday the 13th to be explicitly labeled as FRIDAY THE 13TH FOOD because I have an irrational fear of superstitious dates. I demand the government require all food manufacturers to comply with this labeling regime.