Genetically modified food

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No Bargains Here: Clone Burgers with GM fries

Written by lisamarie23 on

From: greenerpastures-lisamarie.blogspot.com

One thing is for sure: we are not eating the same food our grandparents ate. Science continues to invade our pabulum, and it is here to stay.

The most recent contribution: On January 16th the FDA approved meat and milk use from most cloned animals. No labeling is required, since they have deemed the clones to be identical to non-cloned animals.

Hmmm. Is this science or science fiction?

I thought back to another scientific contribution to our food chain. Remember DDT? In 1948, a Nobel Prize was awarded for the discovery of its use as a pesticide. Farmers around the world applied it indiscriminately to increase food yields. Then, in 1962, the biologist Rachel Carson published Silent Spring. This ground-breaking book outlined DDT's potential carcinogenic effects on humans, and it's negative impact on the environment. Finally, in 1972 the US banned it's use. Today, in spite of numerous research publications defining DDT's health and environmental hazards, it is still being used in some parts of the world.

I think I'll pass on those imported blueberries, thank you.

Will cloned animals follow in the footsteps of DDT?

And how about the recent introduction of genetically modified plant foods into our diets? Again, no labeling required. What will the long term effects of these GM Foods be? Currently in the US, 89 percent of all soybeans, 83 percent of cotton, and 61 percent of corn are genetically modified varieties.

I would rather see the FDA take the same route as parts of Europe. Even under extreme world pressure due to trade agreements, many European regions have chosen to say no to GMOs.

When it comes to playing with DNA in our food chain, it should be "guilty until proven innocent" instead of "innocent until proven guilty." Acting hastily in the approval of genetically modified food products is no way to sustain a planet.

Food for thought.

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