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I do want accurate food labeling. In theory, yes. In practice, it's obviously a push by anti-GMO groups in the hope that the labels will irrationally scare cus
by orangecat 10y ago
I do want accurate food labeling.
In theory, yes. In practice, it's obviously a push by anti-GMO groups in the hope that the labels will irrationally scare customers. It's not unlike the recent Texas law that pretended to be about health and safety standards for abortion clinics, but everyone on both sides knew that the actual goal was to shut them down.
I find the big push by the corporate food producers to make this accurate food labeling illegal to be very disturbing.
Is anyone actually saying that "contains no GMOs" labels should be illegal? Certainly that shouldn't be the case, although when I see a label like that I lower my opinion of the producer on the grounds that they're promoting unfounded fear.
As a tax payer, I am sick and tired of supporting people eating beef - make them pay they actual cost of production.
In principle I agree with this. Do you have a source on the hamburger/shower figure? That's amazing if true, and it would mean that telling people to take shorter showers to conserve water is silly.
- FLGMwt 10y agoRegarding the hamburger/shower figure, it seems to be a popular pro-veg rhetoric but here's a good breakdown on skeptics.stackexchange that seems to support it (for a quarter pound patty even!) http://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/23921/does-one-hamburger-take-more-water-to-produce-than-2-months-worth-of-showering http://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/23921/does-one-h... This might push me over the edge from part-time vegetarian.
- mark_l_watson 10y agoThanks for posting that link! It seems like the 3 month figure I have read is not very accurate, perhaps 1 to 2 months of showers is more accurate. BTW, I do (very) occasionally eat beef, I just don't like the cost being subsidized with tax money. It takes much less water to raise pork and chicken, so when I decide not to eat vegan or vegetarian, I prefer pork or chicken. Just my opinion, but I think one or two small portions of meat a week, and vegan (or vegetarian) the rest of the time is best for me health-wise.
- mark_l_watson 10y agoI don't think people should be scared of GMO foods, but I tend to prefer non-GMO. Honest labeling does make sense to me. My wife and I eat very little processed or otherwise packaged food. We eat mostly vegetables we grow ourselves or buy from local farmers, buy lentils, beans, and rice in bulk, and some locally raised cage free chicken and eggs. Both my wife and I are fantastic cooks, and food is a very big deal to us.