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On a tangential note, I wish it were possible to buy foods specifically because they contain GMOs. I intentionally avoid buying foods labeled "non-GMO" in a fee

On a tangential note, I wish it were possible to buy foods specifically because they contain GMOs. I intentionally avoid buying foods labeled "non-GMO" in a feeble attempt to vote with my wallet.

sushid 8y ago
Just buy anything that's not labeled non-GMO. Non-GMO is a value add so companies will always voluntarily disclose this information.
- krustyburger 8y ago
  I only eat DNA-free.
guelo 8y ago
mmmm glyphosate.
- _jahh 8y ago
  This is what progmo don’t understand most engineering isn’t for qualities the end consumer wants! Easier to produce doesn’t mean better. And yeah 90% of the time when it is gmo it’s as you imply using roundup ready (tm) seeds to spray more now legally cited as carcinogenic glyphosate
- darkpuma 8y ago
  The forbidden spice.
schoen 8y ago
So far, I know of exactly one brand that offers this: https://soylent.com/blogs/news/proudly-made-with-gmos https://soylent.com/blogs/news/proudly-made-with-gmos
anonu 8y ago
I concur with the sentiment. Isn't GMO to create foods that require less pesticides? So wouldn't that be a good thing if there are less chemicals used on our foods, seeping into our soil and water supply? I never really understood why people are so scared of GMO.... I can see GMO foods being owned by the likes of Monsanto, earning healthy royalties on seeds that cannot bear offspring. I think there should be a GMO open source initiative...
- wonderwonder 8y ago
  Not really, Monsanto GMO roundup ready crops are crops specifically modified to be able to take larger amounts of their roundup pesticide, leading to more chemicals being sprayed on our food.
  - skolos 8y ago
    Roundup is a herbicide. Otherwise agree with you - unfortunately GMO does not necessary means less bad stuff.
    - wgjordan 8y ago
      > Roundup is a herbicide. Otherwise agree with you Herbicides are actually a _kind_ of pesticide (weeds are a kind of 'pest'), so Roundup is actually both. TIL!
  - colechristensen 8y ago
    This isn't true. Roundup-ready GMOs led to replacement of many more toxic herbicides with glyphosphate. BT GMOs led to much less usage of insecticides on crops.
    - viraptor 8y ago
      Which has its own problems unfortunately, given that it's basically everywhere now (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969717327973 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S004896971...) and it damages DNA (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/22331240/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/22331240/). So basically everything's terrible and we're all going to die...
oldgradstudent 8y ago
That would be very easy if GMO products were labeled. The industry seems to object to any such suggestion.

On a tangential note, I wish it were possible to buy foods specifically because they contain GMOs. I intentionally avoid buying foods labeled "non-GMO" in a feeble attempt to vote with my wallet.

sushid 8y ago

Just buy anything that's not labeled non-GMO. Non-GMO is a value add so companies will always voluntarily disclose this information.

krustyburger 8y ago
I only eat DNA-free.

guelo 8y ago

mmmm glyphosate.

_jahh 8y ago
This is what progmo don’t understand most engineering isn’t for qualities the end consumer wants! Easier to produce doesn’t mean better. And yeah 90% of the time when it is gmo it’s as you imply using roundup ready (tm) seeds to spray more now legally cited as carcinogenic glyphosate
darkpuma 8y ago
The forbidden spice.

schoen 8y ago

So far, I know of exactly one brand that offers this: https://soylent.com/blogs/news/proudly-made-with-gmos https://soylent.com/blogs/news/proudly-made-with-gmos

anonu 8y ago

I concur with the sentiment. Isn't GMO to create foods that require less pesticides? So wouldn't that be a good thing if there are less chemicals used on our foods, seeping into our soil and water supply? I never really understood why people are so scared of GMO.... I can see GMO foods being owned by the likes of Monsanto, earning healthy royalties on seeds that cannot bear offspring. I think there should be a GMO open source initiative...

wonderwonder 8y ago
Not really, Monsanto GMO roundup ready crops are crops specifically modified to be able to take larger amounts of their roundup pesticide, leading to more chemicals being sprayed on our food.
- skolos 8y ago
  Roundup is a herbicide. Otherwise agree with you - unfortunately GMO does not necessary means less bad stuff.
  - wgjordan 8y ago
    > Roundup is a herbicide. Otherwise agree with you Herbicides are actually a _kind_ of pesticide (weeds are a kind of 'pest'), so Roundup is actually both. TIL!
- colechristensen 8y ago
  This isn't true. Roundup-ready GMOs led to replacement of many more toxic herbicides with glyphosphate. BT GMOs led to much less usage of insecticides on crops.
  - viraptor 8y ago
    Which has its own problems unfortunately, given that it's basically everywhere now (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969717327973 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S004896971...) and it damages DNA (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/22331240/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/22331240/). So basically everything's terrible and we're all going to die...

oldgradstudent 8y ago

That would be very easy if GMO products were labeled. The industry seems to object to any such suggestion.