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> There are many conflicts of interest in the world - organic farming is an industry too. Your point being? > e.g. at least one of those 14 experts is an acti
by luca_ing 9y ago
> There are many conflicts of interest in the world - organic farming is an industry too.
Your point being?
> e.g. at least one of those 14 experts is an active member of the organic industry and has long had a beef with the GMO industry: https://www.geneticliteracyproject.org/glp-facts/charles-ben.. https://www.geneticliteracyproject.org/glp-facts/charles-ben....
This particular debate is not about GMO though, is it?
> It doesn't do us any good calling everything in the world a carcinogen.
We're not calling everything a carcinogen. Some people are suspecting Glyphosate of being one.
> We have to rank-order risks in order to make reasonable choices in life, and glyphosate sits very low on that list compared to other industrial chemicals when you look at the evidence for mutagenicity or secondary carcinogenic mechanisms.
But I eat very few of these chemicals (I hope).
- andrewla 9y ago> This particular debate is not about GMO Indirectly it is; Monsanto promotes Roundup as a weed killer and simultaneously promotes Roundup Ready crops that are genetically modified to be resistant to Roundup, thus letting farmers safely apply Roundup without endangering the crops themselves.